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Articles by Celene Adams
Cannabis Vendor & Supplier News
MassRoots’ cannabis website back up, but financial status still uncertain Published December 23, 2019 The website for cannabis technology company MassRoots is back online, but questions linger about the Denver company’s financial condition.
Cannabis influencers can help get around advertising restrictions
Published 17 mins ago | By Celene Adams (This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the October issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Social media influencers are people hired by companies to engage with prospective customers via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other online platforms. Influencers can provide a way for marijuana companies to advertise their products because they have built up trust with their followers and can impact purchasing decisions.
Is your cannabis business a victim of employee theft?
Published 1 min ago | By Celene Adams (This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the September issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Anecdotal evidence points to a decline in employee theft in the marijuana space, but it’s safe to assume it hasn’t been eradicated. And that means cannabis retailers would be wise to play it safe. Especially because employee theft in the marijuana retail sector has become “covert,” said Gary Cohen, CEO of Denver-based Cova Software.
Confusion surrounds launch of California marijuana inventory tracking system
Published 3 mins ago | By Celene Adams Many California marijuana business executives welcome the state’s newly mandated track-and-trace system as an opportunity to ensure industry transparency – but they worry the technology’s expanded rollout around the state could prove rocky. Industry officials report widespread confusion about how to operate Metrc, the software the state relies on to power the track-and-trace system.
Challenges and Controversy Swirl Around Marijuana Social Equity Programs in California
Well-intentioned programs to help communities hard hit by decades of zealous policing are underfunded and, so far, ineffective. December 3, 2018 6 min read Brought to you by Marijuana Business Daily In a bid to reverse the fallout from the war on drugs, California is hoping to bring more minorities and economically disadvantaged individuals into the state’s cannabis industry through so-called social equity programs.
Challenges - and controversy - swirl around marijuana social equity programs in California
In a bid to reverse the fallout from the war on drugs, California is hoping to bring more minorities and economically disadvantaged individuals into the state’s cannabis industry through so-called social equity programs. The new initiatives are generating high hopes among supporters – and harsh criticism from marijuana industry insiders who believe the programs have unleashed more problems than remedies.
Mounted police rode right into the crowd
There were more police than protesters at Human Life International’s 18th Annual World Conference. And they barricaded both protesters and media from the International Plaza Hotel. Police won’t divulge the number of officers on the scene, but there appeared to be at least 300, with some 40 in riot gear, nine mounted police, and 20 patrolling the rooftop lookout. Others stood in the hotel proper or waited hidden behind the building.
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