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Canadian cannabis unions make gains amid pay and safety concerns

Canadian labor organizers say unionization and strikes among cannabis retail employees are being driven by worker concerns including low pay and health and safety issues.

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How one high-end fashion brand sought to woo its fans with cannabis – and found a new audience in the process

Since high school, Brett Heyman sought out acrylic clutch purses from the 1950s and ’60s. But over time, they became harder to find. That’s when the former Gucci public relations…

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10 do’s and don’ts when building a cannabis logo and putting it on merch

So, you’re starting a cannabis brand but don’t have a glitzy marketing team or a fat budget. And your design skills don’t match your cannabis expertise. Now you need a…

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Schwazze marketing executive pinpoints brand identity

Julie Suntrup joined Schwazze, a vertically integrated cannabis business, in late 2020 as head of marketing and merchandising. The Denver-based company was coming off a checkered acquisition spree and was…

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Marketing pros advise brand differentiation, sharing story on multiple channels

From consumer sophistication to product choices, the cannabis market looks different than it did even a few years ago. And brand strategies that worked then might not cut it today.…

News August 1
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Marijuana MSO Verano to restate financials from five previous quarters

Marijuana multistate operator Verano Holdings said it must restate five quarterly financial statements dating back to March 31, 2021, and that all of its disclosures and investor presentations since then…

News July 29
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‘Status quo not a tenable option’: EU ministers discuss cannabis policy hurdles

Key European government ministers have concluded more work must be done to craft a sustainable framework for regulating recreational cannabis across the region - arguing the current situation is untenable…

News July 29
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CBD ‘safe’ for mainstream retail, Health Canada advisory panel says

CBD is "safe and tolerable" in healthy adults and should be available without a prescription, a panel of scientists recommended to Canada's top health regulator Thursday.

News July 28
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Longtime California cannabis company reaches tax payment deal with IRS

StateHouse Holdings, formerly known as Harborside, agreed to a payment plan with the IRS to settle a $22 million federal tax bill.

News July 28
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