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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 #93: Dispensary and Retailer 2024 Q1 Leaderboard
Now that Q1 has wrapped up we want to share our quarterly round-up of which states issued the most dispensary/retailer licenses. We tallied 333 new dispensary/retailer licenses were issued in the quarter and New Jersey and Michigan each accounted for about 20% of the 333. In Q1 2023 there were 699 licenses issued.
Marketing
Cannabis Email Marketing: Do's & Don'ts
Email marketing can be a powerful tool for those who wish to put in the work, or it can be white noise to your recipients if you aren’t careful or try to take the “easy” way out. Especially if you’re in cannabis, where there are even more considerations to be wary of! So let’s review some do's and don’ts for email marketing, specific to the cannabis & hemp industry.
Company News
Point-of-Sale Software in the Cannabis Industry – 2024 Report
Cannabiz Media’s sixth annual Point-of-Sale Software in the Cannabis Industry report is now available! The 2024 report provides updated information on point-of-sale (POS) software market share across the U.S. and Canadian cannabis industries.
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Podcasts
Cannacurio Podcast Episode 61 with Chris Violas
On this episode of the Cannacurio podcast, host Ed Keating sits down with Chris Violas, CEO and founder of BLAZE. Chris shares his journey into the cannabis industry, dating back to 2010 when he co-founded his first dispensary with his father during California's Prop 215 days. Drawing from his firsthand experience, Chris discusses how his time as a cannabis operator inspired him to create BLAZE®, a company dedicated to improving operational efficiency for cannabis businesses.
Company News
Visit Cannabiz Media at Booth 702 During MJ Unpacked in Atlantic City
Cannabiz Media is proudly sponsoring MJ Unpacked taking place in Atlantic City April 9-11! The Hard Rock Hotel is hosting this distinctive event exclusively for license holders and accredited investors to connect, collaborate, and prepare for expansion.
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Company News
Celebrating a Decade of Cannabiz Media: A Journey of Growth, Innovation, and Industry Leadership
This year, 2024, marks a significant milestone for Cannabiz Media – we're proudly celebrating our 10th anniversary! Over the past decade, Cannabiz Media has evolved from a vision into a powerhouse in the cannabis industry, and as we reflect on the journey, it's inspiring to see the impact of our growth, innovation, and leadership in such a young industry.
Data & Insights
Cannacurio #92: When & Where Will New Cannabis Licenses Drop?
Since we founded Cannabiz Media, we have often looked back to report on the licenses that had been issued by state, activity and status. In this post we are taking a look forward at jurisdictions that will “likely” be issuing tranches of new licenses in the coming year.
Marketing
Building an Email Marketing Funnel for Sales
Not everyone is ready to buy from you at the moment they receive your email marketing message. That’s a fundamental truth that you need to accept or your email marketing initiatives will never deliver the results your business wants and needs. It’s also why creating email marketing funnels designed to move prospects from being unaware of your brand to being ready to buy are critical to your success.
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Data & Insights
Cannacurio #91: Diving into Cannabis Industry Violations and Recalls
Cannabiz Media has been tracking license violations and product safety recalls as part of its market intelligence platform for nearly a decade. With years of industry data at our fingertips, our research team recently undertook an effort to organize and categorize compliance data into a cohesive, digestible tool: a violations and recalls dashboard. This post dives into that dashboard.
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Data & Insights
Cannacurio #90: 2023 Yearly Round-Up
2023 was a unique year for cannabis licensing. The industry contraction continued with license counts dropping, fewer new licenses being issued, and Oklahoma’s moratorium finally taking effect. In this post, we compare key figures of 2023 with past years.