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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, we speak with Tony Repanich, President and Chief Operating Officer of Shield Compliance, a comprehensive compliance management platform for banking cannabis-related businesses.
March 24, 2021
So far this year, 14 states have added a total of 276 new cannabis dispensaries/retailers. The largest contributor was not California nor Oklahoma - it was Arizona. Read on for more details.
March 23, 2021
In 2021, social media marketing continues to be challenging for companies working in and with the cannabis industry. However, there are some growing social media marketing trends happening this year that are perfect for B2B cannabis brands – specifically, the ancillary companies marketing their products and services to cannabis business license holders.
March 16, 2021
The time and money you invest in email marketing is wasted if your messages don’t get to recipients’ inboxes. Unfortunately, that is exactly what will happen if you let your domain reputation (also known as sender reputation) tank. Instead, you need to establish a positive domain reputation and then, monitor and protect it to get the best email marketing results.
March 9, 2021
PeopleGuru is a cloud-based and cannabis-friendly human resources, payroll, human capital management, and technology provider focused primarily on the mid-market and high growth companies. Cannabiz Media recently spoke with Robert Mohr and Haley Hayes from PeopleGuru to learn more about how their team uses the Cannabiz Media License Database to support its sales and business growth initiatives.
March 4, 2021
Research shows your customers are already watching online videos and many of them prefer to learn about products and services through video content. During 2020, the amount of time people spent watching online videos jumped by 43%. Furthermore, 31% of cannabis consumers prefer to learn about products on YouTube today.
March 3, 2021
Georgia’s Access to Medical Cannabis Commission will bestow only six cannabis business licenses. The state has received almost 70 applications already, but the applicant information is not public. We've deduced some of the likely applicants.
March 2, 2021
Of all the license types available to cannabis business operators, the microbusiness license is among the least issued and discussed. Countless cannabis businesses of varying sizes are vertically integrated, with many holding licenses for multiple activities at the same location. Depending on state and local regulations, licensees frequently choose to cultivate, process, and sell cannabis out of the same business.
February 25, 2021
In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss speak with Robert Mohr, Cannabis Channel Manager, and Haley Hayes, Sales Executive, from PeopleGuru, a cloud-based and cannabis-friendly HR payroll, human capital management, and technology provider.
February 24, 2021
In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss speak with Lews Koski, Chief Operating Officer of Metrc, a leading seed-to-sale track-and-trace technology company for the cannabis and hemp industries.
February 18, 2021
After waiting for some late Oklahoma license renewals to settle, we wanted to show the growth in cultivation licenses over the last three years. As we shared throughout 2020, the license growth has primarily occurred in California and Oklahoma. They account for 70% of the active cultivation licenses in the US, up from 67% in 2019 and 51% in 2018.
February 17, 2021
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year, the traditional B2B buyer journey has changed significantly. As a result, the way B2B service providers market their brands to buyers changed, and businesses that adapted have gained a measurable competitive advantage.
February 16, 2021
Sana Packaging a leading sustainable packaging company in the cannabis industry focused on solving the packaging waste problem by developing innovative solutions using materials designed to help heal the environment, including 100% plant-based hemp packaging and reclaimed ocean plastic. Cannabiz Media recently spoke with James Eichner and Ron Basak-Smith, the founders of Sana Packaging, to learn more about how their team uses the Cannabiz Media License Database to support its sales, marketing, and business growth initiatives.
February 11, 2021
We’ve seen some significant developments in cannabis legalization in the United States during the first six weeks of 2021. The five states that legalized recreational and/or medical marijuana during the 2020 election have already started on their program implementation processes with Arizona aggressively approving more than 100 adult-use licenses.
February 9, 2021
Since starting the Cannacurio series last year, the leaderboard blog posts have garnered a significant amount of interest. We have been crunching and adjusting the numbers to show what happened in 2020 and focused on the total number of active licenses in effect because this view takes into account terminated and non-renewed licenses.
February 8, 2021
Canna Advisors is a cannabis industry consulting company that helps entrepreneurs win licenses, optimize facility design, standardize operations, maximize business development, and grow their businesses. The company’s experienced team of experts acts as investing, advocacy, and mentoring partners to clients in all stages of the business lifecycle. Cannabiz Media recently spoke with Lisa Jordan, VP of Marketing at Canna Advisors, to learn more about how her team uses the Cannabiz Media License Database to support its business development, sales, and marketing initiatives.
February 4, 2021
In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss new adult-use cannabis licenses from Arizona and Colorado license expiration data as well as hemp licenses North Carolina. We also speak with James Eichner and Ron Basak-Smith, co-founders of Sana Packaging, a sustainable cannabis and hemp packaging company.
February 3, 2021
It’s already been three months since the 2020 General Election. US voters elected a new president, Congress, state legislatures, and governors — most of whom are already settling into their positions for the legislative year. Additionally, five states’ voters made cannabis history by legalizing cannabis to some degree, either establishing medical or adult use markets, or in one case, launching both at the same time.
February 2, 2021
In recent years, there has been a greater focus on social equity issues in terms of cannabis business license distribution and laws that affect individuals and communities, including decriminalization, records expungement, and more. As a result, researchers have already been analyzing the effects of cannabis legalization on society in multiple studies that have already legalized medical and/or recreational marijuana.
January 29, 2021
In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss cannabis licenses from Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Colorado as well as 2020 trend data. We also speak with Lisa Jordan, VP of Marketing for Canna Advisors, a cannabis industry consulting company that helps cannabis entrepreneurs win licenses and grow their businesses.
January 27, 2021
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