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Ho-Ho-Holy Smokes! Record Weed Sales Drive Dispensaries To Stock Smart This Holiday Season
Thursday, December 5, 2024 - 5:06pm | 700Green Wednesday 2024 proved to be a massive success for the cannabis industry, with record-breaking sales and increased consumer interest. Major players in the industry, including BDSA, Dutchie, Jane Technologies, Curaleaf and AYR Wellness, reported significant growth compared to previous years. By...
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'It's The First Step, Not The Final Step': Cannabis Rescheduling Push Gains Broad Support
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - 12:34pm | 466As the cannabis industry anticipates potential changes in federal policy, Dutchie is actively pushing for rescheduling. Bryan Barash, vice president at Dutchie, spoke at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference about the importance of rescheduling cannabis as the “first step” toward...
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EXCLUSIVE: 80% Growth Despite The Chaos: How Dutchie, C3 Defy 2024's Cannabis Slump
Thursday, October 10, 2024 - 12:38pm | 604As the cannabis industry faces significant headwinds in 2024, two companies — Dutchie and C3 Industries — are bucking the trend. During the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, CEOs Tim Barash and Ankur Rungta, respectively, shared insights on Oct. 9 at a fireside discussion into how they are...
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EXCLUSIVE: Cannabis Tech Leaders Push Personalization, Data Insights As Key To Beating Price Wars
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 - 3:35pm | 982“Consumers want to feel like when they’re buying cannabis, it’s like a regular store. This is not some fringe industry,” said Kyle Sherman, Founder and CEO of FlowHub, at Benzinga’s Cannabis Capital Conference. His remark set the tone for a panel discussion that...
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Cannabis Sales Bloom In First North Carolina Weed Store, Marijuana Footprint In Florida Grows As Rec Legalization Looms, And More Store Openings
Monday, September 23, 2024 - 4:01pm | 1072Thousands Are Buying Weed In North Carolina's Only Weed Shop Cannabis sales are booming in North Carolina's only legal store selling recreational marijuana. Great Smoky, located on the 57,000-acre Qualla Boundary of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI,) has been serving all adults 21 and...
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DEA Rules THCA Is Not Legal Hemp Amid Industry Shake-Up And Farm Bill Debate On Delta-8 THC Prohibition
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - 4:26pm | 938The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently clarified that the cannabinoid THCA must be included in THC concentration levels to comply with the legal definition of hemp, as specified by the 2018 Farm Bill. In a letter dated May 13, Terrence Boos, chief of the DEA's drug and chemical...
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House Committee Approval Of Amendment Eliminating 90% Of Hemp Intoxicating Products Could Drive Wedge Between Cannabis And Hemp Industries
Friday, May 24, 2024 - 8:59am | 1412The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture approved an en bloc amendment introduced by Rep. Mary Miller (R) to the new Farm Bill that would effectively eliminate the majority of hemp-derived products. "My amendment will close the loophole created in the 2018 Farm Bill that allows intoxicating hemp...
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What's Hot And What's Not In Cannabis: Dutchie's Advice On How Dispensaries Can Thrive In 2024
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - 1:52pm | 809With the U.S. being home to nearly 15,000 cannabis dispensaries, outnumbering McDonald’s in 2023 as Benzinga's Nicolás Jose Rodriguez noted in his summary of Pew Research Center’s recent analysis, one can’t help but wonder, what cannabis products are being sold the most. Enter...
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Last Prisoner Project Named Advocacy Group Of The Year And More Top Cannabis Awards On 2023 EMJAYS List
Monday, December 4, 2023 - 11:59am | 511Farechild Events and MJBizCon announced the winners of the 2023 EMJAYS International Cannabis Awards. The event, hosted at the legendary Pearl Theater within the renowned Palms Hotel, Las Vegas, honored both businesses and individuals who have made notable strides in the cannabis space. See also:...
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Snoop Dogg Shatters Cannabis Clichés: Consumers Are Highly Educated, Successful, Motivated
Sunday, October 15, 2023 - 12:34pm | 848The long-standing, negative stereotypes about cannabis consumers have contributed to a decades-long stigma that lingers to this date, even as legalization spreads across the world while birthing one of the fastest-growing industries of our time. But new data aims to erase these harmful stereotypes...
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How Can Dispensaries Match The 'Pretty Damn Good' Consumer Experience The Illicit Market Provides?
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 - 10:34pm | 878It’s no secret that the cannabis industry has been struggling for a while now. Some of the key challenges include the lack of federal regulation and access to banking, the stigma that remains from the failed war on drugs, high taxes, sinking prices, illicit sales and record levels of...
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Technology Is Driving The Cannabis Industry – Hear From This VP On What's In Store For The Market
Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 11:31am | 100Sarah Kabakoff, VP of Business Development at Dutchie, was a panelist at Benzinga’s Cannabis Capital Conference on Thursday, September 28th. Dutchie is an all-in-one technology platform providing the cannabis industry with point of sale, e-commerce, payments and insurance solutions. Its...
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EXCLUSIVE: 4 Cannabis Insiders Share Tips On Technology For Marijuana Retail
Friday, September 29, 2023 - 9:54am | 805If you’re a retailer for cannabis businesses, here are some technology insights from four panelists, led by House of Puff’s CEO Kristina Lopez Adduci who moderated the talk at the recent Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago. Flowhub Holdings...
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THC Mushroom Gummies To AI Cannabis Chatbots: Elevate Your Brand With Latest Innovations At This Conference
Friday, September 15, 2023 - 9:17am | 1104The cannabis industry is constantly evolving and this week has seen an exciting array of new products hitting the market. From innovative vape cartridges to mushroom and cannabis-infused gummies and cutting-edge AI technology, cannabis companies are pushing the boundaries of creativity and...
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'The Jewel In The Crown': How Data Is Shaping Cannabis Retail, 'Customers Are Key', Says Item 9 Labs CEO
Friday, August 11, 2023 - 1:57pm | 781"Data point is definitely the jewel in your crown to be able to understand the consumer," said Sarah Kabakoff, VP of business development at Dutchie, at the recent Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Miami. The cannabis industry has witnessed seismic shifts over the years, but...