You’ve no doubt heard the story of the WNBA player who was sentenced to nine years of hard labor in a Russian prison for bringing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil into the country. Closer to home, the laws and penalties can be just as formidable.

Are you a small retail shop owner looking to improve your store’s sales? You’ve come to the right place. We’ll explore some proven retail strategies that will help boost your business. From strategic changes in how you merchandise and market your products to optimizing pricing strategy — there’s no shortage of things retailers can do to drive more revenue. In this blog post, we will go over eight tried-and-true tips for improving sales at your shop.

As a small business owner, tax filing season can be an incredibly stressful time of the year. Between trying to make sure all your paperwork is in order and understanding the ins and outs of the law, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by taxes — especially when you don’t have an accounting background. But with a few helpful tips and tricks, you can reduce the anxiety associated with filing small business taxes.

Psychedelics are back in vogue. Take a minute to let that sink in and then pinch yourself to verify you’re not dreaming—or on drugs. Over the next several issues, we’ll be taking an extended look into entheogens, the benefits they offer, the movement they’ve inspired, and what it all means for smoke shops and cannabis accessory outlets.

According to industry sources, a group of individuals representing US-based cannabis industry vendors were detained earlier this week by Mexican customs officials. The individuals in question were attendees of the C3 counterculture B2B trade show in Cancun, Mexico. The event held January 9-13, 2023, is billed as the “leading Counter Culture Expo” for “cannabis, vape, and counter-culture industries' top brands, stores, websites, and manufacturers.”