Cannacurio cracks open the Cannabiz Media data vault to give you insights on licensing activity from the most comprehensive license data platform.
Cannabiz Media recently worked with an Arkansas-based intermediary to obtain copies of complaints, violations and fines issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division (ABC). We were furnished with 60 pages of documents that outlined 56 violations committed by 12 of the state’s license holders.
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We last looked at cannabis cultivation licenses through midyear and today’s post is an update on new licenses issued as well as total licenses. At midyear California and Oklahoma have been responsible for over 90% of the new cultivation licenses.
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Connecticut is unique in that it requires “backers” of marijuana producers and dispensary facilities to get a license. The fee is $100 per year and it is tied to the supervisory license of a producer or dispensary.
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As the licenses in the Cannabiz Media database broke the 100,000 threshold earlier this year, we looked for ways to help our users take better advantage of all this information. Jason Kikel, our Director of Regulatory Research came up with the most recent enhancement ...
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Through July 2020 new dispensaries and retailers continue to enter the marketplace. So far this year we have tracked 781. Those licenses represent an 11% increase from the 6,927 at the beginning of the year.
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Last week we reported on one of the three license types managed by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS). This regulator handles hemp registrations for all value chain participants including growers, processors and dealers.
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) handles hemp registrations for all value chain participants including growers, processors and dealers. An Industrial Hemp Dealer buys industrial hemp from a grower ...
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We have been tracking key cannabis activities on the Cannacurio blog and this week we look at cultivation licenses issued through the first six months of the year. All year California and Oklahoma have been responsible for ...
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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.
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In the realm of Cannabis M&A activity, Curaleaf’s purchase of the three Arrow Alternative Care (AAC) Dispensaries in Connecticut will not land on any league table or leaderboard for size of deal or industry impact.
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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.
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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
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Through May 2020 the industry has added 554 licenses year to date with 88 in April and 77 in May. Those 554 represent an 8% increase from the 6,927 at the beginning of the year.
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Cannabiz Media paid the state of Florida for copies of complaints, violations and fines issued by the Department of Health’s Medical Marijuana program. We were furnished with 90 documents that included images, photocopies, correspondence, and copies of checks.
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The 2018 Farm Bill legalized the commercial production of hemp and authorized states to submit state plans to administer hemp programs. On June 10, 2019, House Bill 1325, was signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
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In this week’s post we wanted to highlight testing and distribution licenses; two activities that do not receive nearly as much attention as dispensaries, manufacturers, and cultivators.
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Currently California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control has issued 267 active microbusiness licenses. In order to hold a California microbusiness license, a licensee must engage in at least three of the following cannabis business activities:
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It is hemp season and today’s Cannacurio delves into the hemp licenses in our home state of Connecticut. Connecticut has three types of licenses right now that include cultivation, processing and manufacturing.
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One part of the Cannabis value chain that we have not covered this year is Manufacturing. We ended 2019 with 4,804 active licenses. So far this year states have added 178 more or 3.7%.
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We have been tracking key cannabis activities on the Cannacurio blog and this week we look back at Q1’s cultivation licenses. Last time we checked California and Oklahoma were responsible for 95% of the new cultivation licenses issued ...
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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.
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Cannabiz Media’s Chief Data Officer, Ed Keating, leads a discussion with industry leaders, on how they survived 2023 and what they plan for 2024 for the Cannabis Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Series.
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Cannabiz Media’s Chief Data Officer, Ed Keating, does a recap of the 2023 Licensing Leaderboards and shows you what we've seen in looking back at all the licenses that were issued.
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On this Cannacurio episode, Ed and Lou Rinaldi, a cannabis patient advocate, discuss how he got his start in this very public advocacy role, the truth about cannabis testing and the expose that blew the lid off of testing lab standards, the state of movement in Connecticut, and so much more!
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On this Cannacurio episode, Ed and Jacques Santucci of Opus Consulting discuss his years of leadership experience that eventually led him into the cannabis space, his success in working with Indigenous American tribes, the current state of the market, and what trends we should be looking out for, and so much more!
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On this Cannacurio episode, Ed and Lisa Buffo of the Cannabis Marketing Association discuss how she got her start in marketing, why she decided to start CMA, the benefits of being a member, their awards program, and so much more!
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On this Cannacurio episode, Ed and Liesl Bernard of CannabizTeam discuss her start as a CPA and how she got her initial start in Recruiting, the current state of hiring within the industry, how they are approaching the market here in the US and beyond, and so much more!
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On this Cannacurio episode, Cannabiz Media’s Chief Data Officer, Ed Keating recaps the Dispensary & Retailer, Cultivation and Manufacturing licensing activity & leaderboards for Q2 2023. Plus he touches on the unlicensed market, and the current moratoriums in place.
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On this Cannacurio episode, Ed and David Friedman of Panther Capital discuss his background in finance and how he entered the cannabis space, all things mergers and acquisitions in the software space, trends that we should be looking out for, and so much more!
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On this Cannacurio episode, Ed and Kaliko discuss how he became a full time cannabis activist, all things MCBA and the objectives behind the association, a deep dive on social equity programs from regulators, and so much more!
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On this Cannacurio episode, Cannabiz Media’s Chief Data Officer, Ed Keating, does a recap of the new store, cultivation, and manufacturing licensing activity & leaderboards by state between January-March 2023. He also discusses what the heck is going on with Oklahoma.
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Michael Piermont, President & CRO of Leaf Trade, joins Ed Keating on the Cannacurio Podcast to discuss how Leaf Trade is leading the wholesale cannabis marketplace and digital payment infrastructure within the cannabis industry, the merger with Sweed, the state of the current market, and more!
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LuvBuds CEO and Founder, Brett Harris, joins Ed Keating on the Cannacurio podcast to talk about the start of the company, how the retail space is evolving, what makes LuvBuds stand apart, and more!
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Cova Software CEO, Gary Cohen, joins Ed Keating on the Cannacurio podcast to talk about the start of Cova Software, what's going on in the cannabis industry today and what the future holds.
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Cannabiz Media’s Chief Data Officer, Ed Keating, does a recap of the 2022 Licensing Leaderboards and shows you what we've seen in looking back at all the licenses that were issued.
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Cannabiz Media Director of Regulatory Research, Jason Kikel, joins Ed Keating on the Cannacurio podcast to talk about consumption licenses in the cannabis industry today and what we can expect to see in the future.
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Pioneer Intelligence founder, Ben Walters, joins Ed Keating on the Cannacurio podcast to talk about how his company leverages data to benchmark and explore marketing performance of consumer-facing cannabis brands.
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Cannabiz Media Director of Regulatory Research, Jason Kikel, joins Ed Keating on the Cannacurio podcast to talk about microbusiness licenses in the cannabis industry today and what we can expect to see in the future.
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Leaf Trade President Michael Piermont joins Ed Keating to talk about how his company powers the cannabis industry's leading wholesale cannabis marketplace and digital payment infrastructure as well as how the Leaf Trade team uses the Cannabiz Media License Database for research and business development.
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ASTM International Vice President of Sales and Marketing Jim Thomas joins Ed Keating to talk about how ASTM works to develop cannabis industry standards as well as how his team uses the Cannabiz Media License Database for research, sales, and business development.
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Square Grouper 360 President Chris Cohen is a strategiest for large mainstream media companies helping them streamline advertising sales for the cannabis and hemp industries. Recently, Chris joined Ed Keating to talk about his work with MNI Targeted Media and how he uses the Cannabiz Media database to support their sales and business development initiatives.
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ePAC Flexible Packaging Director of Market Development Ryan Kiley joins Ed Keating to talk about how his company's packaging solutions help small and mid-sized cannabis and hemp businesses as well as how his team uses the Cannabiz Media database to support their research, brand awareness, sales, and business development initiatives.
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It's time for Part 2 of Cannabiz Media's Cannacurio podcast recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas this month. Watch the video below and listen to host Ed Keating talk to experts from OG Cannabis Insurance, March Networks, EZ Trim, Royal Supply, and Canna Carton about MJBizCon, what's on the horizon for the cannabis industry, and how they use the Cannabiz Media License Database to support their sales and marketing initiatives.
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Cannabiz Media took the Cannacurio podcast on the road this month to MJBizCon in Las Vegas! Watch the video below and listen to host Ed Keating talk to experts from Green Fertigation, Treez, Green Tank Technologies, and Treez about MJBizCon, what's coming for the cannabis industry, and how they use the Cannabiz Media License Database to support their sales and marketing initiatives.
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Tecogen Vice President of Business Development Steve LaFaille joins Ed Keating to talk about how his company's products help cannabis and hemp cultivators efficiently meet their engery needs as well as how his team uses the Cannabiz Media database to support their business development initiatives.
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METER Group CEO Scott Campbell joins Ed Keating to talk about how his company's products help cannabis and hemp cultivators connect science, engineering, and design to improve productivity as well as how his team uses the Cannabiz Media database to connect with qualified sales leads!
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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!
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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.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, host Ed Keating speaks with Bryan Passman, CEO and Founder of Hunter + Esquire, a full-service, retained executive recruitment and human capital advisory firm focused solely on the cannabis and psychedelics industries.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, host Ed Keating speaks with Ryan Fleming, account executive, and Paul Clifford, senior solution consultant, at Sage Intacct, a cloud accounting and financial management solution for the cannabis industry.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, we speak with Tony Repanich, President and Chief Operating Officer of Shield Compliance, a comprehensive compliance management platform for banking cannabis-related businesses.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss speak with Robert Mohr, Cannabis Channel Manager, and Haley Hayes, Sales Executive, from PeopleGuru, a cloud-based and cannabis-friendly HR payroll, human capital management, and technology provider.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss speak with Lews Koski, Chief Operating Officer of Metrc, a leading seed-to-sale track-and-trace technology company for the cannabis and hemp industries.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss new adult-use cannabis licenses from Arizona and Colorado license expiration data as well as hemp licenses North Carolina. We also speak with James Eichner and Ron Basak-Smith, co-founders of Sana Packaging, a sustainable cannabis and hemp packaging company.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss cannabis licenses from Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Colorado as well as 2020 trend data. We also speak with Lisa Jordan, VP of Marketing for Canna Advisors, a cannabis industry consulting company that helps cannabis entrepreneurs win licenses and grow their businesses.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss new cannabis licenses from Oklahoma, Washington, California, Rhode Island, Michigan, and Canada as well as testing lab and distributor license trends in 2020. We also speak with Colton Griffin, CEO of Flourish Software, a seed-to-sale software solution for the cannabis and hemp industries.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss 2020 cannabis license leaderboards as well as license growth in 2020. We also speak with Zach Gordon, Tax Senior Manager at Grassi CPAs, an accounting and professional services company with a long history supporting clients operating in and with the cannabis industry.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss retailer and dispensary license updates from the past 11 months as well as new license data for California, Oregon, and Oklahoma that has been added to the Cannabiz Media License Database.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss new license data for California, Michigan, and Oklahoma that has been added to the Cannabiz Media License Database. We also speak with Tom Bruggeman and Mike Bracewell of Tom's Tumbler, ...
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss hemp licenses, trademarks, and retail point-of-sale data. We also speak with Graham McConnell the co-founder of Nth Round, ...
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss international licenses in Columbia and Canada as well as new point-of-sale and CRM data being added to the Cannabiz Media License Database.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss beneficial owners, backers and true parties of interest in Connecticut as well as cultivation leaderboards, and new point-of-sale data being added to the Cannabiz Media License Database.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss license updates coming to the Cannabiz Media License Database, including Oregon cannabis licenses, Louisiana CBD licenses, and Pennsylvania, Ohio, Montana and South Carolina hemp licenses.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss dispensary and retailer license data from Oklahoma, Michigan, and California.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss the data and insights found in Cannabiz Media's Cannabis Software Stack Report. For more details about each technology sector ...
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss new license data updates from Michigan, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and more.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss Virginia hemp licenses and regulations, new license data coming from California, Washington, Florida and Alberta, Canada, and more.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss Cannabiz Media's Cannabis Software Stack Report, mapping contact titles to roles and levels within the Cannabiz Media License Database, ...
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss hemp license updates, Cannabiz Media's annual point-of-sale software survey, and more.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss year-to-date cultivation licenses, Tennessee hemp, and more.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss year-to-date dispensary and retail licenses, Oklahoma license saturation, and more.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss hemp licenses, Florida license violations, and more.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss hemp grower, processor, and manufacturing licenses in Connecticut, Michigan, Missouri, and more.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss cannabis testing and distribution licenses across the United States as well as hemp licenses in Texas.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss microbusiness licenses in California and hemp license data across the country.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss hemp licenses across the country as well as microbusiness licenses in California.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss license numbers and cannabis license verification as well as retail and dispensary license data in 2020. We also speak with Nick Tennant, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Precision Extraction Solutions, a global leader in cannabis extraction equipment, technology, site planning, compliance, lab build-out, installation, consulting, and training.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss license numbers and cannabis license verification as well as retail and dispensary license data in 2020.
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss new cannabis retailer and dispensary licensing data during the first quarter of 2020.
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In the new episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss the latest U.S. cannabis cultivation licensing data. We also speak with Kaliko Castille, Director of Marketing, ...
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In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss new cannabis licensing data out of West Virginia. We also speak with Justin Mayhall, ...
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In this week's Cannacurio Podcast, join my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I as we catch up on data trends and news from the Cannabiz Media License Database and speak with Taylor Jones, Vice President of Sales for Blackbird, ...
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Join me and Cannabiz Media's Director of Sales and Trade Associations, Amanda Guerrero on the first episode of Cannabiz Media's Cannacurio Podcast where we talk about interesting data pulled from the Cannabiz Media License Database and interview one of our power users.
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