Tom Benway

First-person accounts from the front lines of the marijuana industry

Powerhouse companies in other industries are eyeing the profits and potential of cannabis, laying down plans to enter – and forever change – the business.

Arizona Dispensary Owners Rely on Traditional Business Practices for MMJ Success

Early start, savvy advertising help Kush Tourism carve out new niche

When the medical marijuana industry started gaining traction in 2009, state officials and the industry itself gave little thought to the idea of monitoring cannabis as it moved along the supply chain.

Now inventory tracking is big business in the cannabis space, with companies generating tens of millions of dollars in revenues through the sale of software and related services and technology.

Cannabusiness professionals share the biggest mistakes that they’ve made as they get their businesses off the ground.

Those who fear change shouldn’t own a cannabis company. The marijuana business undergoes more shifts, twists and turns in several months than other industries experience over the course of several years. This creates unexpected challenges and new headaches for cannabis companies. But it also creates new opportunities. So what can you as a cannabusiness professional expect in 2015? More change, of course. But also more progress and growth as the industry takes its next steps toward legitimacy.

Data, trends and challenges

How to raise profits using business analytics

Testing lab turns local challenges into multi-state business

Finding the Right Balance, Hiring for Cultural Fit, and More