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With the U.S. unemployment rate at its highest point since the Great Depression, millions of Americans are looking for jobs and reconsidering their career paths. Seeking to attract new people to the cannabis industry, one of the few growing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, recruitment platform Vangst...

Cannabis companies LeafLink, Flowhub and Vangst have released a joint report featuring data from their own businesses — wholesale, online retail and talent hiring — and Covid-19's impact on the industry.  The State of the Cannabis Industry 2020 white paper reviews data...

LeafLink announced Wednesday that its supply chain financing solution, LeafLink Financial, received a $250 million senior secured credit facility from a private commercial lender. This investment is one of the largest debt financing deals ever completed in cannabis. LeafLink Financial will provide...

Backed by shifting customer preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic, cannabis edibles are eating into the market share of other weed format.s  Now, the industry is left wondering if growing edible interest is a passing trend or a sustainable market shift. Recent Edible Market Trends: Liz...

Trailblazers, a curated community of cannabis business and cultural leaders who work to advance the industry, unified by a shared ethos and vision of the future, has moved its closed-door events to the digital realm. In the first session, "New Technology In Cannabis," you can enjoy a...

Flourish Software, a supply chain and inventory management software for cannabis, hemp and CBD operations, is announcing a new integration with New York-based LeafLink, a wholesale marketplace platform for the cannabis industry. The new integration will sync products, inventory, customers and...

Cannabis dispensary chain Verilife recently published a white paper researching the relationships between state population and number of cannabis dispensaries. The firm looked into in 36 states where some form of cannabis is legally sold. States And Cities With The Most Cannabis Dispensaries Per...

LeafLink, a cannabis industry wholesale marketplace recently published its annual LeafLink List cannabis industry awards. Categories ranged from Top Selling and Fastest Growing brands to Market influencers (retailers whose purchasing patterns show their ability to stop the next trending products)...

Since the beginning of the legal cannabis industry, the vast majority of investors in the space have been high-net-worth individuals and family offices. These groups were more able to make these investments given they were not beholden to the same restrictions or foci as more institutional players...

By Thomas Holman, Retail Engagement Manager at LeafLink. Dispensaries are experiencing massive growth. By the end of 2019, retail sales are expected to top $12 billion - an increase of 35%, according to Marijuana Business. But the key to staying relevant, as well as profitable, is managing...

The cannabis wholesale marketplace LeafLink announced the completion of a $35-million Series B funding round Wednesday. The round was led by Thrive Capital, with additional participation from Nosara Capital, Lerer Hippeau, Wisdom VC and Thought Into Action Ventures. The funding will be used to...

Last month, the wholesale cannabis management platform LeafLink has published its second-quarter update. LeafLink serves more than 1,000 brands and 3,000 retailers. The following are some highlights from the report.  Orders Reach $1 Billion LeafLink said its platform has seen a tremendous...

As the presidential race continues to heat up, Democratic contender and former Vice President Joe Biden has come out in support of decriminalizing cannabis — but not of full legalization. “Nobody should be in jail for smoking marijuana,” he said. While it was a big step...

As legalization marches across the U.S., cannabis and holidays go hand-in-hand.  Thanksgiving has already become one of the best-selling periods for cannabis businesses, with the day before Thanksgiving becoming known as Green Wednesday. Traditionally, April 20 remains the biggest and...

The recent growth of the cannabis industry attracts hundreds of new business entrants a year, from brands and retailers to ancillary and technology companies. As one of the early technology companies to receive investment from a mainstream venture capital fund, we are frequently approached by...