Marijuana retailers using Dutchie e-commerce systems reported widespread outages on April 20, the cannabis industry’s top day for sales. Several operators told MJBizDaily their Dutchie point-of-sale (POS) software crashed for hours during peak traffic Saturday, halting online and in-store purchases and causing customers to leave stores empty-handed. At Pure Cannabis Outlet in Michigan, store workers reported the Dutchie POS system crashed for more than five hours. “We had so many angry and disappointed customers, and we were literally helpless,” said Jerry Hicks, an operations manag ..read more

Royal Queen Seeds (RQS), one of the largest and most trusted cannabis seed banks in the world, celebrated 4/20 with a 20-story advertisement in Times Square, marking New York’s move toward legal and regulated home cultivation of cannabis for all adults. The 200-foot-tall One Times Square Billboard, which historically counts down to New Years, encouraged New Yorkers to grow their own cannabis and included a countdown to 4:20 p.m., which was celebrated with RQS’ latest U.S. cannabis seed partner, TYSON 2.0 and its Co-founder Mike Tyson. “Growing cannabis at home is one of the most rew ..read more

In May, Nancy Whiteman, the co-founder and CEO of Wana Brands, the cannabis edibles company, will step down from her position. She plans to concentrate more heavily on philanthropic work. Joe Hodas, who has been the chief marketing officer at Wana for four years and has over 12 years of experience in the cannabis industry, will take her place. Despite her departure from the CEO role, Whiteman will continue serving as a board member for Canopy USA, Wana Brands, Jetty Extracts, and Acreage Holdings. Whiteman has expressed confidence in Hodas and the rest of the Wana leadersh ..read more

 Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (“Trulieve” or “the Company”), a leading and top-performing cannabis company in the U.S., today announced the opening of a new medical cannabis dispensary in North Palm Beach, Florida. A grand opening celebration will be held Friday, April 26, beginning at 9 a.m., featuring music, specials, discounts, and opportunities to register for upcoming patient education sessions. “We are thrilled to expand access to medical cannabis in Florida with this new dispensary,” said Trulieve’s Chief Executive Officer Kim Rivers. “Patients in&nbs ..read more

The state hopes the easier tax structure will help licensed owners. New York state is tossing out its current legal cannabis tax structure in favor of one that is less complicated. The complicated potency-based tax system is being replaced with a new wholesale structure that was part of the state’s new budget. S.B. 8309 was passed by the state legislature last weekend and is expected to be signed by Governor Kathy Hochul. The language is similar to the changes proposed by Hochul in January. The Governor has become more involved in the oversight of the Office of Cannabis Management and the Can ..read more

THC Design is thrilled to announce the launch of their very first ice water hash infused pre-roll. Founded in 2016 in Los Angeles, this marks only the third category for the legacy brand known for its dedication to both quality and innovation in the world of cannabis. This new product is an expansion to their already impressive menu filled with over 150 rotating strains, five of which permanently remain on the menu. Released in tandem with 04/20, THC Design chose to celebrate the biggest stoner holiday by creating an ultra premium infused pre-roll. Demand for infused pre-rolls has increa ..read more

Today I’m sitting down with Vince Ning, CEO and Co-Founder of Multi-State Distribution and Wholesale Marketplace Nabis. We’ll discuss how he got into the industry, his recent acquisition of blackbird from the HERBL receivership, and what it takes to make it in today’s market climate.  Nabis is the leading licensed cannabis wholesale platform in the world improving commerce for over half a billion dollars’ worth of products per year by wholesale value for over 300 brands to thousands of retailers across the United States. With expertise forged at Microsoft and in his prior company late ..read more

Last week, one poll found that Denver was the best weed city in the U.S. This week, as the industry readies itself for 420, the annual industry celebration, another poll finds that Alaska, Colorado, and Oklahoma are projected to have the highest potential revenue from cannabis businesses as a percentage of total state revenue in 2024. Conversely, North Dakota, Hawaii, and Delaware are projected to have the lowest revenue potential from cannabis businesses in 2024. Conducted by Lance Surety Bonds, a service that offers marijuana surety bonds, which medical or retail ma ..read more

In a landmark achievement for labor rights in the cannabis industry, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) cannabis delivery drivers and depot staff at 11 Eaze cannabis locations across California have reached a tentative agreement with cannabis-delivery company Eaze, averting a strike ahead of the 4/20 holiday. This tentative agreement, reached by a bargaining committee made up of Eaze employees represented by UFCW locals 5, 135, 324, and 770, comes after nine months of intense negotiations and preparations for an unprecedented statewide strike.  The bargaining committee unanimously ..read more

After four years in operation, Philadelphia-based Ethos Cannabis will close its flagship Center City retail location on the ground floor of the American Postal Workers House. However, this won’t take effect until close of business on April 20, which is coincidentally 4/20 — a date synonymous with cannabis and known as the busiest day of the year for dispensaries, celebrating the popular marijuana holiday. When it’s over, 11 employees at the retail store near 8th and Locust streets will lose their jobs, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act filing. To Read The Rest ..read more