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With layoffs affecting the national workforce, cannabis staffing leaders forecast that more dismissals are expected in the sector over the next few months. Layoffs in recent months have included the likes of Aurora Cannabis Inc (NASDAQ: ACB) and Dutchie, among numerous others. Karson...

Now that the gay pride flags have stopped flapping in the breeze or have been removed from shop windows, might we gently remind everyone that the cannabis industry as we know it today – a booming multi-million-dollar enterprise - would not exist were it not for the work of LGBTQ+...

Cannabis industry hiring platform Vangst released its latest “Cannabis Industry Salary Guide.” The report is a valuable resource for businesses and job seekers looking for data-driven insights on open positions and growth opportunities by sector.  Growing Amid The ‘Great...

Cannabis hiring platform Vangst revealed Thursday that it has secured $19 million in financing through a Series B funding round. Led by Level One Fund with participation from previous investors including Lerer Hippeau, Colle Capital, Casa Verde Capital, Phyto Partners and new...

Cannabinoid CPG ingredient producer Day Three Labs (DTL) revealed Tuesday that it has acquired a patented pharmaceutical-grade cannabinoid infusion technology developed by a leading Israeli bioscience company. This first-of-its-kind technology allows ingested cannabinoids to naturally bypass...

Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies, backed by Snoop Dogg, launched Friday on the London Stock Exchange with the opening price of 5 pence per share. The British company placed 960.4 million shares at 5 pence per share, suggesting a market cap of around £48 million ($69.1 million),...

Cannabis-focused talent platform Vangst is expanding its offering, adding an executive talent search service, Benzinga has learned exclusively. To spearhead this initiative, 20-year veteran headhunter Jennifer Bedford will join the company as vice president of executive talent. "I've had...

After a tumultuous year, the cannabis industry finds itself in a place many industries wish to be in: An advantageous situation. While facing industry setbacks, cannabis mostly survived through the coronavirus pandemic due to various regulatory wins via essential statuses granted and cannabis...

This year was a rollercoaster ride for the cannabis industry, which had its fair share of highs and lows. There were legalization breakthroughs, while various cannabis companies enforced massive layoffs. However, there were also those that did quite a bit of...

Despite disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the legal marijuana market survived — or even thrived — throughout 2020 as an essential service. As such, both temporary and permanent hirings surged in the weeks and months after quarantine orders were first put in place. By...

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...

Vangst, a recruitment platform focused on serving the legal cannabis industry, has made a new suite of self-serve features free for users. Cannabis companies will be able to upload job postings, review applications, and autonomously match with ideal candidates in one unified dashboard at no cost...

Colorado was the first state to begin adult use sales in 2014. The Centennial State was an early adopter of medical cannabis as well, with voters passing a ballot initiative in 2000. Like other states that adopted adult-use laws, Colorado has seen declines in medical patient enrollment and...

The cannabis space has seen a string of layoffs, and some companies are resorting to temporary hiring. Liesl Bernard, the founder and CEO of cannabis staffing firm CannaBiz Team, told Benzinga that her company has seen a 100% increase in temporary staffing in the past two weeks. Bernard...