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Emerald Intel Acquires Cannabiz Media: Uniting Two Leaders in Cannabis Market Intelligence
Emerald Intel has acquired Cannabiz Media, uniting two of the cannabis industry’s leading data and intelligence providers. This acquisition brings together Emerald Intel’s global license, compliance, and sales data with Cannabiz Media’s robust database of licensed businesses and key decision-makers. The result is the most comprehensive, reliable, and actionable view of the licensed cannabis market—empowering sales, marketing, finance, and compliance teams to make smarter, data-driven decisions.

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Industry News
How to Keep up with Cannabis Industry News
So much is changing in the cannabis industry that it can be challenging to keep up with the latest national and state-by-state laws and business insights. Here are a dozen great blogs, podcasts, newsletters, and daily alerts that can help you stay up-to-date in this continually evolving industry.

Marketing
How to Use Identity Guidelines to Protect Your Cannabis Brand
Cannabis businesses and cannabis-related businesses must start competing at the brand level if they want to capture significant market share. In other words, you need to define your cannabis brand based on the 7 P’s of branding ...

Podcasts
Cannacurio Podcast Episode 37 with David Rula of Gold Leaf Packaging
Gold Leaf Packaging founding partner David Rula joins Ed Keating to talk about how the company sprang up in Alabama to become a nationwide distributer, how they're able to stand apart in the cannabis industry, how they utilize the Cannabiz Media database, and more!

Marketing
Industry News
The Future of Cannabis Industry Trade Shows and Events
As the world starts to reopen in 2021, some cannabis industry trade shows have already started again, and the future looks bright – albeit, a bit different than what we knew before. Here are some of the key things you’re likely to notice at future cannabis industry trade shows and events in a post-COVID world.

Data & Insights
Cannacurio #45: Manufacturing Licenses January - May 2021
Cannabis manufacturing licenses are important assets for companies because the products are often powerful brands. These brands, unlike license assets, can cross state lines and will undoubtedly help well-established companies thrive and build market share.

Client Spotlights
Cannabiz Media Client Spotlight – Green Check Verified
Green Check Verified is a leading provider of cannabis banking solutions and expert advisory services for financial institutions. Cannabiz Media recently spoke with Kevin Hart, CEO and Founder of Green Check Verified, to learn more about how he and his team use the Cannabiz Media License Database to support their research, sales, and growth initiatives.

Podcasts
Cannacurio Podcast Episode 36 with Kevin Hart of Green Check Verified
In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, how Ed Keating speaks with Kevin Hart, CEO and Founder of Green Check Verified, a leading provider of cannabis banking solutions and expert advisory services for financial institutions.

Industry News
Cannabis Consumption Licenses Are Gaining Traction Across the U.S.
Cannabis consumption restrictions pose a significant problem that has plagued the growth of cannabis markets in the United States, but it’s a problem that is slowly being solved as more states introduce onsite cannabis consumption licenses.



