AI Tools Reshape How Cannabis Operators Find Viable, Buildable Innovation
The framework that product developers, brand strategists, and multi-state operators have long used to filter good ideas from expensive dead ends - the balance of creativity, viability, and
How Cannabis Dispensary POS Software Improves Marijuana Retail Checkout, Inventory Management, and Payment Processing
Running a cannabis dispensary without purpose-built software is like operating a pharmacy with a cash register and a clipboard. It technically works - until it doesn't. Compliance violations,
Fired Cannabis Agent's Work History Surfaces After Grand Sierra Resort Mass Shooting
Court records and employment documents emerging in the wake of Monday's mass shooting at Reno's Grand Sierra Resort have placed a brief, terminated cannabis dispensary job at the center of the public
How to Choose a Marijuana Dispensary POS System: Cannabis Retail Hardware, Cash Registers, Payment Terminals, and Point of Sale Equipment
Running a cannabis retail store without a purpose-built technology stack is a compliance disaster waiting to happen. Unlike most retail environments, dispensaries operate under state-mandated
ITC Refuses to Pause Stiiizy Import Ban as Federal Circuit Appeal Proceeds
The U.S. International Trade Commission has declined to stay the exclusion and cease-and-desist orders it imposed on cannabis vape manufacturer Stiiizy Inc., leaving an effective import and sales ban
Federal Rescheduling Order Moves Medical Cannabis Out of Schedule I - Here's What Operators Actually Gain
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order Thursday reclassifying FDA-approved marijuana products and state-licensed medical cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled
Jay-Z Backs Cannabis POS Firm Flowhub as Payment Gap Widens for Dispensaries
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter has added a cannabis payments technology company to his growing portfolio in the regulated cannabis space, participating in a $19 million strategic funding round for Flowhub, a
New York's Metrc Rollout Puts Licensed Cannabis Operators in a Difficult Position
New York's seed-to-sale cannabis tracking system is set to go live December 17 - and a significant share of the state's licensed growers and retailers say they aren't ready. With the Cannabis
The Fire Station Expands to Ten Stores, Opens Its Largest Michigan Location
The Fire Station Cannabis Co. is opening its tenth Michigan storefront in Menominee on Feb. 14, 2025 - Valentine's Day, as it happens - marking a significant expansion for the Upper Peninsula-owned
Microsoft Pushes 32GB as the New RAM Floor for PC Gaming
At the worst possible moment for memory pricing, Microsoft has told PC gamers they need more of it. In a recent Windows 11 Gaming Features blog post, the company designated 32GB of RAM as the optimal