April 20, or 420, is a yearly event celebrated by cannabis enthusiasts. For members of the cannabis industry, 420 is a day where businesses invest a lot of time and energy. According to analytics firm Headset, 420 has represented the biggest day for retail sales every year since legalization. Like…

Social media is a pillar of the marketing mix for businesses wishing to cultivate customer relationships. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and now TikTok have become staples on our smartphones and in our marketing plans. From humanizing your brand to fostering community, social media has undeniable power for businesses…

As the cannabis industry rapidly expands across the world, its customers, workers, and products continue to diversify. While demographic diversity has become a standard in business, the functionality of a diverse professional team is often overlooked. Professors Amy C. Edmundson and Henrik Bresman dove into the realities of diverse teams…

Almost everyone, it seems, was caught off guard in December 2021 when Malta announced it had legalized adult use just months after Luxembourg legalized home growing. …

The past year saw a marked increase in daytime armed robberies and after-hours break-ins at cannabis retail stores across the United States, translating into millions of dollars in losses. Targets ran the gamut, from multistate operators and luxury cannabis stores to smaller operations. While an overall rise in crime appears…

The financial world was aflutter in early April when the Securities and Exchange Commission took aim at special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), saying additional regulations are necessary to protect less sophisticated individual investors. Proposed regulatory changes that would tighten reporting and disclosure requirements to bring them into alignment with initial…

Cannabis cultivation is a fine art — one that comes with a massive amount of trial and error before it’s mastered. And when it comes to cultivation success, one of the most important things to pay attention to is your plants’ nutritional needs. Like any living creature on its way…

NEW YORK, NY — A federal agency this month took steps to end a decades-long monopoly on cannabis grown for research, issuing a call for “qualified businesses” to supply marijuana for approved programs. The announcement was not a Request for Proposal, merely a “sources sought” request. The proposal from the…

One of the biggest issues with today’s cannabis is misplaced focus. While many consumers believe higher THC content makes for a better and more enjoyable flower, the key to success lies in properly preserved terpenes, and cannabis curing plays an essential role in delivering the goods. If done properly, dried…