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At the start of 2020, cannabis industry insiders expected it to be a very big year, but then, COVID-19 hit and everything changed. The global pandemic brought some delays and some positive surprises for the industry, and it will continue to have a significant effect on the industry in 2021.
December 15, 2020
In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss retailer and dispensary license updates from the past 11 months as well as new license data for California, Oregon, and Oklahoma that has been added to the Cannabiz Media License Database.
December 9, 2020
If you’re investing time and money into email marketing, then it doesn’t make sense to send messages and hope something works. Instead, you need to be confident that the email campaigns you send have the best chance of driving the results you want.
December 8, 2020
Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) began on July, 1 2020. The CCPA gives consumers who reside in California significantly more control over how companies use their personal information.
December 4, 2020
Since our last update in late summer, dispensaries and retailers have continued to enter the marketplace adding 1,422 new licenses since January 1. Those licenses represent a 20% increase from the 6,927 at the beginning of the year.
December 4, 2020
Who could have ever guessed how the world would change in 2020 when the year began? A global pandemic, quarantines, and economic shutdowns were not part of the conversation when cannabis and hemp businesses developed their plans for 2020.
December 3, 2020
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.
November 18, 2020
The 2020 election ended with all state medical and recreational cannabis legalization ballots approved by voters. Specifically, adult-use cannabis was legalized in Arizona, New Jersey, Montana, and South Dakota.
November 6, 2020
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:
November 3, 2020
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, ...
October 29, 2020
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.
October 28, 2020
The 2014 Farm Bill included a provision for university-led research into hemp cultivation, processing, and business development via state-initiated programs. Some individual states permitted hemp cultivation through their agriculture agencies while maintaining a required research component for participating farmers.
October 27, 2020
Cannabis companies have been making political donations for years, and in 2020, those donations have continued to grow. In fact, some companies are investing aggressively to shape the future of the cannabis industry either by donating directly to campaigns ...
October 23, 2020
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, ...
October 21, 2020
Next month, five states will be voting on seven ballot measures to legalize cannabis. A variety of proposals, including constitutional amendments, statutory initiatives, and alternative measures, could establish new medical cannabis markets in two states ...
October 20, 2020
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 ...
October 13, 2020
Over the years, the evolution of the cannabis industry can be tracked along three distinct regulatory timelines: medical marijuana, adult-use (recreational) marijuana, and industrial hemp.
October 13, 2020
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.
October 7, 2020
Writing email marketing messages that get better results requires an understanding of the fundamental rules and best practices of effective copywriting. Without a knowledge of how to write persuasive copy, your subject lines won’t drive opens, and the content of your messages won’t drive clicks.
October 6, 2020
There is one guaranteed way to get better email marketing results – both in terms of staying out of the spam folder and landing in the inbox as well as in terms of boosting open rates, click rates, and conversion. According to Google, the key is to only send messages people want.
October 2, 2020
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