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Ed Keating

Cannacurio: Cannabis Software Stack - Revisited (Nov. 2020 Update)

Cannacurio: Cannabis Software Stack - Revisited (Nov. 2020 Update)

This summer we published our first Cannabis Software Stack Report. We juxtaposed state license counts against the 320 companies that connect to METRC and Leaf Data Services in WA.

Cannacurio: Nevada Industrial Hemp Overview

Cannacurio: Nevada Industrial Hemp Overview

The Nevada Department of Agriculture is the entity responsible for providing support to industrial hemp growers, seed producers and handlers. The Department defines these categories as follows:

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 25 with Tom Bruggeman and Mike Bracewell of Tom's Tumbler

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 25 with Tom Bruggeman and Mike Bracewell of Tom's Tumbler

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss new license data for California, Michigan, and Oklahoma that has been added to the Cannabiz Media License Database. We also speak with Tom Bruggeman and Mike Bracewell of Tom's Tumbler, ...

Point of Sale Software in the Cannabis Industry – 2020 Report

Point of Sale Software in the Cannabis Industry – 2020 Report

Cannabiz Media’s research team has completed its third consecutive year of primary and secondary research tracking point of sale software market share in the cannabis industry.‍ The 2020 Point of Sale Software in the Cannabis Industry report is now available for free download here.

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 24 with Graham McConnell of Nth Round

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 24 with Graham McConnell of Nth Round

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss hemp licenses, trademarks, and retail point-of-sale data. We also speak with Graham McConnell the co-founder of Nth Round, ...

Cannacurio: License Insights from the Edible Arrangements Trademark Suit

Cannacurio: License Insights from the Edible Arrangements Trademark Suit

There has been a lot of coverage about a trademark lawsuit between Edible Arrangements and Green Thumb Industries. In the articles we’ve reviewed, we have seen no mention of the fact that the Edible Arrangements ...

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 23 with Bill Owens and Todd Mock of Samson Extracts

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 23 with Bill Owens and Todd Mock of Samson Extracts

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss international licenses in Columbia and Canada as well as new point-of-sale and CRM data being added to the Cannabiz Media License Database.

Cannacurio: Arkansas Violations

Cannacurio: Arkansas Violations

Cannabiz Media recently worked with an Arkansas-based intermediary to obtain copies of complaints, violations and fines issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division (ABC). We were furnished with 60 pages of documents that outlined 56 violations committed by 12 of the state’s license holders.

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 22 with Jason Ortiz of Minority Cannabis Business Association

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 22 with Jason Ortiz of Minority Cannabis Business Association

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss beneficial owners, backers and true parties of interest in Connecticut as well as cultivation leaderboards, and new point-of-sale data being added to the Cannabiz Media License Database.

Cannacurio: Cultivation Leaderboard (August 2020 Update)

Cannacurio: Cultivation Leaderboard (August 2020 Update)

We last looked at cannabis cultivation licenses through midyear and today’s post is an update on new licenses issued as well as total licenses. At midyear California and Oklahoma have been responsible for over 90% of the new cultivation licenses.

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 21 with Mark Diener of JULABO

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 21 with Mark Diener of JULABO

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss license updates coming to the Cannabiz Media License Database, including Oregon cannabis licenses, Louisiana CBD licenses, and Pennsylvania, Ohio, Montana and South Carolina hemp licenses.

Cannacurio: Beneficial Owners, Backers & True Parties of Interest

Cannacurio: Beneficial Owners, Backers & True Parties of Interest

Connecticut is unique in that it requires “backers” of marijuana producers and dispensary facilities to get a license. The fee is $100 per year and it is tied to the supervisory license of a producer or dispensary.

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 20 with Kristen Nichols and Shannon Shuman of Marijuana Business Daily

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 20 with Kristen Nichols and Shannon Shuman of Marijuana Business Daily

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss dispensary and retailer license data from Oklahoma, Michigan, and California.

Cannacurio: One Regulator To Rule Them All!

Cannacurio: One Regulator To Rule Them All!

As the licenses in the Cannabiz Media database broke the 100,000 threshold earlier this year, we looked for ways to help our users take better advantage of all this information. Jason Kikel, our Director of Regulatory Research came up with the most recent enhancement ...

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 19 - Cannabis Software Stack Report

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 19 - Cannabis Software Stack Report

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss the data and insights found in Cannabiz Media's Cannabis Software Stack Report. For more details about each technology sector ...

Cannabis Software Stack:  Who Leads the Advisory Software Sector?

Cannabis Software Stack: Who Leads the Advisory Software Sector?

What does the Advisory sector of the cannabis software market look like, and which company is the market leader in 2020? Cannabiz Media dove into the data in the Cannabiz Media License Database and shared the answers to those questions and more ...

Cannabis Software Stack: Who Leads the Transactional Software Sector?

Cannabis Software Stack: Who Leads the Transactional Software Sector?

What does the Transactional sector of the cannabis software market look like, and which company is the market leader in 2020? Cannabiz Media dove into the data in the Cannabiz Media License Database and shared the answers to those questions ...

Cannacurio: Dispensary & Retailer Leaderboard (July 2020 Update)

Cannacurio: Dispensary & Retailer Leaderboard (July 2020 Update)

Through July 2020 new dispensaries and retailers continue to enter the marketplace. So far this year we have tracked 781. Those licenses represent an 11% increase from the 6,927 at the beginning of the year.

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 18 with John Manlove and Rob Fess of Apex Trading

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 18 with John Manlove and Rob Fess of Apex Trading

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss new license data updates from Michigan, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and more.

Cannabis Software Stack:  Who Leads the Activity Software Sector?

Cannabis Software Stack: Who Leads the Activity Software Sector?

What does the Activity sector of the cannabis software market look like, and which company is the market leader in 2020? Cannabiz Media dove into the data in the Cannabiz Media License Database and shared the answers to those questions ...