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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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Company News
Cannabiz Media’s Ed Keating Discusses Cannabis Industry Data and POS with NCIA
Cannabiz Media’s Co-founder and Chief Data Officer, Ed Keating, joined NCIA’s Communications and Projects Manager, Bethany Moore, on The Cannabis Industry Voice, NCIA’s weekly podcast with guest members who share their experiences, ...

State News
CBD Retail and Wholesale Licenses Issued in Louisiana – Here’s the Data and Why It Matters
The headline story of the last few weeks has been about the dangers of vaping. It has been the subject of news articles, editorials, and presidential pronouncements. As Cannabiz Media has been evaluating and measuring licenses across the country ...

State News
Which State Has the Most Licensed Cannabis Dispensaries? The Answer May Surprise You
At trade shows, members of the Cannabiz Media team are often tested with hard to answer questions from people who want to find information on cannabis industry professionals, licenses, and companies from all the data that we track.

Company News
Visit Cannabiz Media at Booth #714 at CannaCon South in Oklahoma City
From September 27-28, 2019, the best and brightest in the cannabis industry will come together at CannaCon South to educate people who want to get involved in the legal cannabis industry in Oklahoma and across the southern region of the United States.

Industry News
State of the Hemp Industry in 2019
It’s been eight months since the 2018 Farm Bill passed, which legalized the production of industrial hemp, and already, the market has changed considerably. The supply of and demand for industrial hemp skyrocketed thanks to a booming cultivation market, ...

Company News
Visit Cannabiz Media at Booth #310 at MJBizConINT’L
On September 4-6, 2019, the Cannabiz Media team will be in Toronto at MJBizConINT’L, and we hope to see you there!MJBizConINT’L is MJBizCon’s international cannabis industry conference, and more than 2,500 global cannabis experts and professionals are expected to attend.

Industry News
How Illegal Data Sharing and Software License Violations Drive Your Prices Up
Data has become big business, and with the growth of Software as a Service (SaaS) programs that anyone can access with a working username and password, illegal data sharing has become a bigger problem in recent years.

White Papers
Company News
Point of Sale Software in the Cannabis Industry – Mid-Year 2019 Report
For more recent data, follow the link to learn about Cannabiz Media’s Point of Sale Software in the Cannabis Industry: 2020 Report. In Cannabiz Media’s 2018 cannabis industry point of sale vendor report, five vendors accounted for 80% of the market.



