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Marijuana companies turn to training, sommelier-like roles to stem employee turnover

Fine restaurants employ sommeliers who can tell diners just the right bottle to pair with, say, roast duck…

News October 29
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Company challenges seizure of marijuana cash proceeds in Kansas

A Pennsylvania cash management company is asking a federal court to give back nearly $166,000 after law enforcement…

News October 28
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Columbia Care partners with boxing great Mike Tyson on cannabis brand

New York-based Columbia Care said Wednesday it plans to launch a new cannabis brand in partnership with former…

News October 27
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Marijuana retailers add VIP rooms, consumption lounges, other amenities to woo customers

Drive-thrus, VIP sales areas, consumption lounges - even separate rooms to buy cannabis growing equipment. All are features…

News October 27
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Florida judge rules online marijuana ordering sites may resume business

Florida Judge Suzanne Van Wyk threw out a state marijuana industry rule that prohibited Leafly and other websites…

News October 26
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California cannabis business owner pleads guilty to bribery, tax evasion

Cannabis businessperson Helios Dayspring entered formal guilty pleas to federal criminal charges, apparently ending a lengthy corruption saga…

News October 25
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Future of cannabis sales relies on data-driven, targeted marketing, expert says

Sending promotions for cannabis concentrates to a longtime shopper who buys only flower is not just a waste…

News October 25
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Oakland sends social equity marijuana licensees to collections over unpaid loans

Marijuana regulators in Oakland, California, have begun referring a handful of social equity licensees to the city's collections…

News October 25
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Rhode Island’s medical marijuana dispensary lottery set for Oct. 29

Rhode Island's lottery to more than double the number of medical cannabis dispensaries in the state is scheduled…

News October 22
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Marijuana firms need consistency in products, packaging expert says

Marijuana companies should adhere to the same practices as traditional consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies when it comes…

News October 22
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