Treating Cannabis Like A Fine Wine
The experience in both wine and cannabis starts with ritual: swirling, inhaling, letting heat or air coax the plantâs chemistry to life. Where wine has long relied on sommeliers to…
Is The Industry In Danger of Losing Its Prized Genetics?
In cannabis, everything begins with genetics. Before lighting, curing, irrigation, or any cultivation technique, there is the seed. And within that seed lives more than chemistry. It holds history, culture,…
Cannabis Banking Today: Navigating Verification, Compliance, and Regulatory Change
Banking for cannabis businesses has come a long way. Ten years ago, most banks wouldnât even consider it. Conversations would stop almost as soon as they began. âToo risky,â theyâd…
Can NYâs Legal Stores Compete with an Eight-Billion-Dollar Illicit Market?
The recent Business of Cannabis Summit in New York City brought together industry professionals at the trendy Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for a day focused on tackling the cannabis…
International Trade and Cannabis Decontamination Considerations
With shifting perceptions, economic incentives, and the evolution of international regulatory frameworks, more countries around the world are starting to embrace legal cannabis for its medical and recreational uses. One…
The Case for Outsourcing HR in Cannabis
Most cannabis operators I meet are juggling a lot more than they expected. One day theyâre handling payroll, the next theyâre sorting out compliance, and somehow still trying to grow…
Mid Atlantic States Gather For The Accelerate Cannabis Summit
There was no more fitting venue for a cannabis industry gathering than the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. The historic setting served as the backdrop for the Accelerate…
Inside New Yorkâs Cannabis Rollout: Whatâs Working, Whatâs Not
A panel discussion at the recent Business of Cannabis event in NYC analyzed the serious issues still facing the industry rollout in New York. What has been touted as a…
CTV Ads: A Breakthrough Opportunity for Cannabis Brands
For the first time, cannabis brands can claim airtime right alongside household names like Nike and Home Depot. Streaming platforms are serving Fortune 500 advertisers every hour, and now compliant…
Drug Policy Alliance Founder Fires Up The Audience At The Business of Cannabis Event
The highlight of the Business of Cannabis event, held at the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, a hip neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, was the keynote speaker. Ethan Nadelmann, founder of…