In September, an administrative court ordered a Massachusetts dispensary operator to bargain with a labor union. Employees of the Insa dispensary in Salem voted 17–11 against joining the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, which filed a complaint challenging the results with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). …

When you check in at a spa, it’s not unusual to be offered a bubbly refresher before your treatments. Nor is it uncommon to pop down from your hotel suite for a nightcap at the lobby bar. Indeed, a drink before and after a meal is so commonplace we’ve borrowed…

In challenging times, people often turn to iconoclasts to blaze new trails. While the industry is at a difficult crossroads, there are few figures charting a bolder or clearer path forward than Jason Wild. The outspoken New Yorker is the executive chairman of TerrAscend, one of the cannabis industry’s first…

NEW YORK — A potent concoction of slowing capital markets and inactivity in Washington D.C. bears the majority of blame for the industry’s lackluster fundraising performance in 2023, but poor growth and contracting margins are what’s really been keeping investors away. According to the cannabis deal tracker provided by Viridian…

Good marketing looks seamless, but there is plenty going on behind the scenes. When you’re creating your business’s marketing mix, there are various tools to consider and implement to keep key stakeholders interested and your business growing. …

Dull moments don’t exist in Maryland. Residents of the Old Bay State find excitement through innovation in music, business, technology, sports, politics, and beyond. Marylanders constantly seek evolution, which has influenced how the state approaches the cannabis industry. Eight years into the development of Maryland’s robust medicinal market, nearly 70…

In July, industry behemoths Trulieve Cannabis Corp. and WM Technology (parent company of Weedmaps) experienced a C-suite shakeup when their chief financial officers resigned. Maybe they learned what every other CFO figures out pretty quickly when they start to work the books in cannabis: In this industry, the role is…

Home to the famed Emerald Triangle and some of the most sought-after brands on the planet, California has a big reputation to uphold when it comes to cannabis retail — especially in major cities like San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles. …

Even though markets are expanding, the crowded retail landscape in many regions can make acquiring new customers difficult and expensive. Implementing a robust loyalty program may help merchants boost basket sizes, increase the frequency of customer visits, and offer targeted marketing opportunities that yield better outcomes. Loyalty programs are popular…