By Celeste Miranda When was the last time you thought about your competitors? When you enter the keywords ‘competitor research’ into Google — you’ll be bombarded with SWOT analysis templates, feature grid matrixes, and other genuinely unhelpful methods. Think about the SWOT analysis: how can you tell what the true weaknesses... Read more

I field a number of calls from people wanting to start or acquire a financial institution to solve the lack of access to banking for the cannabis industry. So, what is possible and what roadblocks might you expect to face? State vs. Federal Charters: People often view ‘state chartered’... Read more

PRESS RELEASE Leaf Logix powers the first recreational cannabis transaction east of the Mississippi Northampton, MA Nov. 20th, 2018 – LeafLogix, a full vertical seed-to-sale cannabis ERP powered Massachusetts’ first recreational transaction this morning, marking yet another historic day for the cannabis industry and legalization movement. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control... Read more

Last week’s MJBizCon show’s attendance numbers prove it; there has never been more interest in the cannabis market than there is at this moment. And with new states and markets coming online soon, in various permutations of legality, a cannabis-hostile U.S. Attorney General ousted, and increased favorable press coverage... Read more

PRESS RELEASE OLYMPIA – The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) today issued the state’s first license to produce, process and possess marijuana for research purposes. The license was issued to Verda Bio Research in Seattle, who are conducting research on cannabinoid based therapeutics. “This is an important milestone... Read more