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Marijuana executives use AI to make product decisions

Marijuana executives can use free AI tools to retrieve information without and make decisions to lead their companies.

News June 3
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Marijuana workers unionize in Denver, Las Vegas and Maryland

Cannabis workers continue to unionize across the country, with the latest pacts in Denver, Las Vegas and Maryland.

News May 31
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AI is making cannabis cultivation smarter

AI and machine learning are becoming common in indoor cannabis grows as cultivators use sensors and cameras to…

News May 16
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Nabis cannabis wholesale workers join Teamsters union in California

Employees at San Francisco-based cannabis wholesaler Nabis are the latest to join the Teamsters Local 630 labor union.

News May 13
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Marijuana industry labor relations are reaching a crossroads

Marijuana operators and mainstream companies have one thing in common - an uneasy and often adversarial relationship with…

News May 13
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Cannabist Co. marijuana workers in Los Angeles join Teamsters union

Budtenders at two marijuana stores operated in Los Angeles by The Cannabist Co. have voted to join the…

News May 8
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Teamsters unionize another Cresco marijuana store in Illinois

Teamsters Local 777 has unionized employees at another Sunnyside marijuana store in Illinois.

News May 3
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Opinion: Marijuana industry optimism fueled by operational upgrades

Caught up in the next big announcement, the cannabis industry has overlooked impressive work operators did in 2023…

News May 3
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Cannabis retailer Schwazze settles $525,000 budtender wage-theft claim

A Denver-based cannabis multistate operator has settled a lawsuit in New Mexico with budtenders who claimed wage theft…

News April 30
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Marijuana retailers report robust sales from 4/20 weekend

U.S. marijuana retailers reported brisk business on April 20, the biggest day of the year for cannabis sales,…

News April 25
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