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Cannabis producers remain near bottom of Canadian corporate reputation survey

Cannabis producers are among the least reputable corporations in the eyes of Canadians - ranking alongside petroleum companies and others - largely because they remain unknown to the general public,…

News May 2
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Add diversity in marijuana workplace through job descriptions, interviews and hiring practices

The regulated cannabis industry promised to right the wrongs of the war on drugs, but white males still hold disproportionate numbers of C-suite positions.

News May 1
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Compensation transparency, pay audits can help cannabis companies recruit and retain talent

The battle for social equity in cannabis, as in every other industry, includes achieving pay equity. Generally speaking, pay equity means employees get paid the same amount for substantially similar…

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Marijuana industry wrestles with academic requirements as programs tailored to industry flourish

One of the hottest trends in hiring right now - removing college-degree requirements to make applicant pools more diverse - is putting the marijuana industry in an unusual position. That’s…

News May 1
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5 questions to avoid when interviewing potential cannabis hires

Recruiters and executives who do a lot of hiring can spend hours crafting the perfect interview questions. But some questions are better left unasked, especially those that are overly personal…

News May 1
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Connecticut sees rush of applications for recreational marijuana business licenses

As a deadline looms in Connecticut for businesses to apply for recreational marijuana licenses, regulators say applications are flooding in.

News April 29
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Cannabis MSO MedMen appoints another chief executive

Los Angeles-based cannabis multistate operator MedMen Enterprises appointed Edward Record as chief executive officer, effective immediately.

News April 29
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Legislative effort to legalize recreational marijuana in New Hampshire dies

The New Hampshire Senate, as expected, rejected a recreational marijuana legalization bill that would have created state-run stores.

News April 29
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What the changing face of financing means for US cannabis cultivation, retail sectors

As recently as 2018, cultivation- and retail-sector financing was almost exclusively the domain of private companies, according to data from the Viridian Deal Tracker. But public debt financing has been…

News April 29
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