Inside MedMen’s Downfall
I’ll be honest y’all: I went to MedMen when I was in Los Angeles in March. Why? Because I wasn’t interested in a million-dollar Uber to take me out of where I was in DTLA, and into other areas with more dispensary options. So, I settled on walking a half-mile to MedMen. “You’re at MedMen???”, my husband…
Read MoreCannabis laws are bottlenecking the supply chain
Cannabis is (apparently) bottlenecking the supply chain You probably know there have been some gaps in the U.S. supply chain since COVID hit in 2020. You’d think it’s because of the lockdowns, economic downturn, and blocking imports to reduce the risk of transmission. And all of this is true. But what’s also true is that…
Read MoreHard Times for Hardcar?
Alcohol or No Alcohol? As you can imagine, this post received a lot of differing opinions – thankfully they were all respectful and weren’t shaming Jeffrey for his perspective. The interesting thing about this post is that everyone is, obviously, for cannabis consumption lounges. That’s not the issue at hand. The issue is whether or not alcohol should…
Read MoreGov. Newsom’s Latest Proposal Is A Band-Aid for Legal Cannabis
Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a budget proposal at the end of last week, which includes plans to eliminate the state’s cannabis cultivation tax and adjust tax revenue allocations from cannabis sales. The goal is to combat the illicit market, which is estimated to be 80-90% of the entire cannabis market in California. Legal operations can’t compete. Yay, right? It’s everything…
Read MoreWeekly News Round-Up: The Green Paper
Data Breach Hits 1,200+ Ontario Dispensaries Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) confirmed a data breach on Tuesday affecting more than 1,200 retailers in Ontario. The information included the store’s name, license numbers, kilograms sold that month, kilograms sold that day, total units sold, whether it’s independently owned or a franchise, and plenty more. The leak didn’t involve consumer…
Read More3 People To Follow on Cannabis Twitter in 2022
As usual, my social media community has come through for me. I’ve been building my cannabis community on LinkedIn for three years. Truly, my LinkedIn cannabis community has my heart. So many fantastic people in my circle and I even met some at our event in March – I tear up thinking about it 🥲…
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