As Connecticut towns decide on moratoriums against marijuana dispensaries, few residents speak up

When Jenny Maher thinks of marijuana retail shops opening in Connecticut next year, she sees Canton risking something if it doesn’t get in early. “My fear is that surrounding towns will jump on this faster and we will lose out…

Immature Cannabis Markets Have an Untapped Ace in the Hole — Dispensaries

April 1, 2021
Joe Ori
Retail
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All cannabis dispensaries are not the same. Each is its own entity, bearing the stamp of the company that created it, when, and in what state. In states newer to the cannabis trade, dispensaries are often noticeably more immature in…

What is CRM and why is it important in Cannabis marketing?

January 4, 2021
Bill Hewson
Best Practices, Marketing, Retail, Science and Technology
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How building a strong Customer Relationship Management List can super-charge your retail dispensary business. Imagine that you’re shopping at your favorite local sandwich shop. When you walk in, Wendy, the owner shouts hello to you over the counter with her…

New normal means new challenges for cannabis companies

July 28, 2020
Joe Caltabiano
Best Practices, Opinions, Retail, Spotlight
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For the cannabis industry specifically, our new norm means a business environment in which pandemic health concerns are here to stay, as are the effects on staffing and customer interactions. Cannabis sales may be rising in general, and the industry…

Dispensaries Looted Around the Country

Black-owned Boston marijuana store looted in what owners call a ‘targeted’ attack amid protests They say robbers knew shop layout; more than $100,000 of cannabis taken Pure Oasis, the first Black-run marijuana store to open in Massachusetts, was looted early…

Medical and Recreational Marijuana: An Overview of the Various Issues Involved in Starting and Operating Marijuana Dispensaries Part 4

This article is the fourth part of a six-part series discussing the legal issues, operational challenges, and regulatory hurdles that marijuana-related businesses (MRBs) frequently encounter. Part 1 discussed the various fire, health, and safety risks that MRBs encounter while growing…

States With The Most Dispensaries Per Capita

Even though use of marijuana for recreational purposes remains illegal in New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment still gets pretty high – when ranked among other states for dispensary density and tax revenue generated from cannabis sales, that is. New…

These 2 States Are Sabotaging Their Respective Marijuana Industries

These billion-dollar markets are making it impossible for their cannabis industries to thrive. At this time last year, the cannabis industry looked as if it would be practically unstoppable. Canada had just become the first industrialized country in the world…

Consumer Trust In Information On CBD

When we collected feedback on purchase drivers from medical and adult use cannabis consumers in 2018, we noted some intuitive and not-so-obvious patterns. Those who think of cannabis as a wellness solution were much more likely to check CBD contents,…

Boomers Pose Unique Challenge To Dispensary Operators

"The staff has been most important in walking me through the decision-making and purchasing process. Today's marijuana and it's methods of use is so different; I find myself knowing basically nothing about it." - Male 65+, Seattle, WA That is…

When Just One More Is Too Many

August 13, 2018
Mike Luce
Marketing
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Picture yourself standing in your local grocer’s pasta aisle: Behind you, all manner of oils: vegetable, canola, grapeseed, sesame, and peanut. Row after row of olive oils, including extra virgin, cold-pressed, Greek and Italian. You flirted with the idea of…

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries: Take Care of Patient Health Information or Pay The Price

Medical marijuana, like any controlled substance, requires a strong system of identifying patients properly. As the industry matures, the federal government has increasingly been more involved in enforcing ever more stringent laws and regulations on medical marijuana dispensaries. While it…

Hawaii’s 17 Years of Missteps in Legalization Blamed on Ambivalence, Lack of Leadership

August 2, 2017
Kevin Whitton
Compliance and Regulations, Hawaii, Policy & Legal
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In the year 2000, Hawaii became the first state to legalize medical cannabis through the state legislature. Act 228 created a medical cannabis registry program that allowed medical cannabis cardholders to grow their own cannabis or have a caretaker grow…

Cannabis and privacy compliance: Is your health information protected?

The legal regime for cannabis is a highly fractured one in the U.S. As of today, we’re approaching the legalized use of either recreational or medicinal marijuana in 30 states with eight states and the District of Columbia nearing full…

What Researcher’s Found in California’s Marijuana

Researchers in Northern California have delivered some unsettling news for marijuana users. It turns out, a sizeable amount of the pot sold in California's medical marijuana dispensaries tested positive for mold and bacteria, which could be dangerous for patients with compromised…