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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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Data & Insights
Cannacurio: Dispensary & Retailer Leaderboard (2020 Midyear Update)
We are midway through 2020 and the industry has added 667 licenses this year. Those new licenses represent a 9.6% increase from the 6,927 at the beginning of the year. Twenty-one states have added at least one active license this year.

White Papers
Cannabis Software Stack Report Now Available
Cannabiz Media’s new research report – Cannabis Software Stack – has been published and provides critical insights about seed-to-sale and point-of-sale software license opportunities (i.e., a state’s potential addressable market) in 2020.

Company News
Marketing
Check out the Improved Email Marketing Tool in the Cannabiz Media License Database
It’s been proven time and again that when businesses integrate CRM and email marketing, their results improve significantly. The Cannabiz Media License Database provides seamless CRM and email marketing integration, and now, that integration is even more powerful!

Marketing
Ultimate Guide to Digital Marketing for Cannabis and Cannabis-Related Businesses
Whether you need to promote a cannabis business or an ancillary business that works with the marijuana industry, you should be investing in digital marketing to expand your brand’s reach, attract more prospects, and increase sales, revenue, and profits.

Marketing
SEO Mistakes to Avoid for Cannabis Business and Cannabis-Related Business Websites
This is Part 5 of Cannabiz Media’s 5-part Guide to SEO for Cannabis Businesses and Cannabis-Related Businesses. Follow the links to read Part 1 – Introduction, Part 2 – On-Site SEO, Part 3 – On-Page SEO, and Part 4 – Off-Site SEO.

Data & Insights
Cannacurio: Tennessee Hemp
Hemp has been an important crop throughout the history of the U.S., and to a certain extent in Tennessee according to Tennessee’s Department of Agriculture. The history of hemp production in Tennessee dates to the early 19th century with the arrival of pioneer families.

Data & Insights
State News
Cannacurio: Cultivation Leaderboard (May 2020 Update)
We have been tracking key cannabis activities on the Cannacurio blog and this week we look at YTD cultivation licenses. Last time we checked California and Oklahoma were responsible for 94% of the new cultivation licenses issued




