Tag: budtenders
March and Ash Believes in Bespoke
Slapping buzzwords like “green” or “leaf” on a company logo was all the rage in the industry’s early days. Since then, many operators have...
Secrets to Retail Success in 2024
The industry experienced an exciting end to 2023. First, the Department of Health and Human Services filed a recommendation with the Drug Enforcement Administration...
The Cost of Doing Business in Cash
Although medical or adult use is legal in thirty-eight states, four United States territories, and Washington D.C., the fight to legalize the plant on...
If You’re Not Selling to Budtenders, You’re Doing It Wrong
Targeting the right people along the supply chain, as opposed to focusing on the end user, is an essential part of gaining market share...
Pineapple Consolidated Raises Minimum Wage for Budtenders and Launches Employee Development Plan
LOS ANGELES -- Pineapple Consolidated Inc. dba Pineapple Express (the “Company” or “PCI”), an emerging Los Angeles retailer and leader in the cannabis industry,...
The Need to Upskill Quickly in Fast-Growth Industries
Although the regulated cannabis industry has existed for more than a decade, the industry is still new to many of the more than 400,000...
How to Build Better Budtender-Brand Relationships for Long-Term Success
The cannabis industry is in the midst of having to come to terms with the effects of oversaturation with seemingly countless brands and dispensaries...
How to Combat Budtender Turnover
Many entry-level retail jobs experience a high turnover rate, and the cannabis industry is no different. Dispensary budtenders are categorized as an entry-level foray...
Cannabis Consumers at All Levels Need Thoughtful Education
It’s clear legalization is on an upward trajectory. More and more markets are legalizing either medical or recreational cannabis or both as public acceptance...
Retail Kiosks Are Essentially Robots. What Does That Mean for Cannabis?
First Law: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
Second Law: A robot...
