Once the Face of the State’s Cannabis Loan Fund, He Now Fears Foreclosure

All cameras were on Roland Conner when he first opened, but in a fate experienced by other store operators, his deal’s costly requirements are threatening his dreams. In June, Roland Conner sat down to compose a letter to the creditors…

Green Dragon founders fired up to “get back to where we were” with new joint

The trio say they’re now focused on Fired, which has seven stores in the works between Denver and Aurora. The first dispensary chain founded by Alex Levine, Andy Levine and Lisa Leder is preparing to cease operations in Colorado, three years…

Building a Sustainable Cannabis Dispensary: Practices That Lower Your Carbon Footprint & Drive Customer Loyalty

October 29, 2024
Brendan McKee
Retail
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By Brendan McKee, Co-Founder, CFO & COO, Silver Therapeutics A recent PwC survey found that 46% of consumers are buying more sustainable products to reduce their carbon footprint. In fact, consumers are actually willing to pay nearly 10% more (9.7%)…

The cannabis industry is fighting over how many stores one company can own. Here’s why.

A debate over the cap on weed permits has sparked worries about broken promises to entrepreneurs of color and fears of a marijuana monopoly When recreational cannabis became legal in Massachusetts in 2016, the state imposed strict limits on how…

Legalization Is On The Way—Is Your Dispensary Ready?

April 3, 2024
Andy Poticha
Retail
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By Andy Poticha, With multiple states on the brink of legalizing adult-use cannabis, the transition from medical to recreational dispensaries is a clear and present reality for many cannabis companies. The good news is, based on the experience of the…

MedMen’s fall shows the difficulties of the legal weed business

March 26, 2024
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Retail
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In the summer of 2018, MedMen opened a boutique cannabis dispensary on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice — “the coolest block in America,” as the company hyped in a press release at the time. With natural light pouring through floor-to-ceiling windows…

New York’s Marijuana Scorecard: 85 Legal Shops, 2,000 Illegal Ones

The lack of legal dispensaries and the overwhelming proliferation of illegal ones are the biggest concerns of the rollout three years after legalization. After three years of fits and starts, the rollout of New York’s recreational cannabis market gained speed…

CT Retail Weed Sales Fall for Second Month

Signaling a trend no market wants to see, Connecticut’s retail cannabis sales for both medical and adult-use fell by well over a million dollars between January and February. According to the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP), which regulates the…

NYC Licensees Press State to Increase Enforcement of Illicit Stores

A letter-writing campaign organized by CannabisNYC is urging state lawmakers to engage in “immediate legislative action against the proliferation of unlicensed cannabis storefronts.” The deadline for licensed New York City dispensary owners and others to sign the form letter was…

Title: 2024 Dispensary Case Study; Adaptive Reuse: Transforming Forgotten Spaces into Profitable Cannabis Dispensaries

February 27, 2024
Melinda Gwaltney
Retail
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By Melinda Gwaltney Everyone loves a good building rehab, especially when it lends itself so well to a retail dispensary. One of my favorite clients has a knack for purchasing questionable buildings, making incredible improvements and reopening as a destination…

2024 Dispensary Case Study; Transforming the In Store Experience

January 22, 2024
Melinda Gwaltney
Retail
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By Melinda Gwaltney Looking on consumer trends, we can see that in 2024 the in store experience will be a deciding factor for customer spending in cannabis. Customers are tired of fast food modeled retail dispensaries and are hungry for…

Stiiizy tries to silence explosive LA Times investigation

December 13, 2023
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Black Market, California, News & Insights, Retail
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One of the largest cannabis retail chains in California threatened to sue the Los Angeles Times for defamation for publishing a story regarding alleged ties between the company and illegal cannabis sales. The story, published Tuesday, found that holding companies owned by Tony Huang,…

Tips for Streamlining Wholesale Purchasing for Cannabis Dispensaries and Retail Operations

By Claudia Post As the cannabis industry grows increasingly competitive, lean and smart operating is critical to the success of any dispensary business. In the end, it doesn’t matter how great your sales might be if your operating expenses are…

Pipeline Taps Into Experience of Andrew DeAngelo, Christopher Peak

Despite a long history in the cannabis industry during which there were periods of time when everyone and their uncle was a cannabis consultant, with the inevitable bad results, professional consultancy thrives today and will continue to grow as more…

What Drives Budtenders to Recommend a Brand?

By Madeline Scanlon Budtenders play a unique role in the retail environment. As both salespeople and educators, they have a much larger influence on the purchasing decision than most other store employees. Brightfield Group studied this impact on consumer purchasing…

Green Dragon founders fired up to “get back to where we were” with new joint

Building a Sustainable Cannabis Dispensary: Practices That Lower Your Carbon Footprint & Drive Customer Loyalty

The cannabis industry is fighting over how many stores one company can own. Here’s why.

Legalization Is On The Way—Is Your Dispensary Ready?

MedMen’s fall shows the difficulties of the legal weed business

New York’s Marijuana Scorecard: 85 Legal Shops, 2,000 Illegal Ones

CT Retail Weed Sales Fall for Second Month

NYC Licensees Press State to Increase Enforcement of Illicit Stores

Title: 2024 Dispensary Case Study; Adaptive Reuse: Transforming Forgotten Spaces into Profitable Cannabis Dispensaries

2024 Dispensary Case Study; Transforming the In Store Experience

Stiiizy tries to silence explosive LA Times investigation

Tips for Streamlining Wholesale Purchasing for Cannabis Dispensaries and Retail Operations

Pipeline Taps Into Experience of Andrew DeAngelo, Christopher Peak

What Drives Budtenders to Recommend a Brand?

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