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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
The Value of Quality Data in the Cannabis Industry
Research from IBM Marketing Cloud found that 90% of the data on the internet has been created since 2016, and the amount of data created every day continues to increase. According to a separate study by IDC, the amount of data created ...
Industry News
What’s Next for CCPA and Data Privacy in the United States?
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020 and enforcement will begin on July 1, 2020. It’s the first of what will be many new state privacy laws, and it includes numerous protections for consumers as well ...
Data & Insights
State News
Cannacurio: 95% of This Year’s Cultivation Licenses Have Been Issued by Two States
Last month we shared that California and Oklahoma were responsible for 95% of the new cultivation licenses issued and that trend is continuing in 2020. In the first two months of the year we have tracked 1,232 new licenses with 690 ....
Company News
Ed Keating of Cannabiz Media to Speak at the Emerging Maine Market Event
Cannabiz Media Co-Founder and Chief Data Officer Ed Keating will speak at The Emerging Maine Market event in Portland, Maine on March 19, 2020. The event is the first of the Cannabis Sessions series presented by Nucleus One, ...
Industry News
New Focus for the Cannabis and Hemp Industries in 2020
It’s been said that 2020 will be the biggest year for the cannabis industry in the United States, but for that statement to hold true, the industry needs to shift its focus. In many states, markets are maturing, and we’re already seeing far-reaching effects.
Data & Insights
State News
Cannacurio: Who Paid the Biggest Fines in Colorado Last Year?
In 2017, the Colorado General Assembly repealed the statutory mandate that the Department of Revenue report this information to the Colorado General Assembly (HB 17-1137). However, the Department of Revenue Marijuana Enforcement Division still issues a report ...
Company News
Visit Cannabiz Media at NCIA’s Northeast Cannabis Business Conference
NCIA’s Northeast Cannabis Business Conference (formerly called the Seed to Sale Show), is coming to the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts on February 19-20, 2020. The Cannabiz Media team will be there at Booth #802 on the expo floor ...
State News
Cannabis Migration – Who’s Moving and Why?
The cannabis migration first gained notoriety in 2013 when legalization came closer to a reality in Colorado. Fast forward to 2020, and it’s still happening. The difference today is that many people are moving to cannabis-friendly states for a wider variety of reasons then they did seven years ago.
State News
State Cannabis Programs in 2020: Routes to Medical and Recreational Legalization
Some cannabis industry experts predict that up to 18 states could legalize cannabis for medical and/or recreational use in 2020 through legislation or ballot initiatives. We’re already well into the second month of the year, ...