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The growth of head shops has exploded, especially in states that are riding the wave of cannabis legalization. In some cities, head shops now outnumber gas stations, creating a surreal new retail landscape.
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Some things are just not working, and the clock’s ticking. Whether you’re having trouble moving inventory, getting customers in the door, or just letting people know you exist, you might need to take a clear-eyed look at how you’re operating and make some strong, strategic moves to update your business.
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Retailers may feel like they are working overtime in December. You have to deal with inventory taxes, holiday shoppers, and cleaning out shelves for the new year. However, the right strategies can help you turn dead stock into cash flow, protect your profits, and prepare for 2026.
This guide offers tested tactics to help you do that.
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For Sammie Pyle, cannabis has been a life-changing medicine, and she wants everyone to know about it. A registered nurse with a background in critical care and travel nursing, Sammie became a frontline healthcare worker in 2020, working in COVID ICUs across the country. As a result of that work, she was diagnosed with PTSD, survivor’s guilt, and insomnia. “The doctor wanted to give me a lot of prescriptions, but I already felt numb,” she says. “I needed something to bring me back to myself. So I chose a different path: the cannabis route.”
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Tina Ulman is reshaping cannabis policy and expanding access, from changing Nevada laws to launching brands that bring new consumers to the plant.
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As a lifelong stoner, feminist, and teacher, Luna Stower does know how intersectional plant medicine can be.
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Ali Bianco wants to elevate the cannabis world one pink pre-roll at a time. Since high school, she’s been sick of the stigma around weed and the idea that stoners are lazy and unkempt. Inspired by Blake Lively’s character smoking pink cigarettes in the 2011 film Hick, Ali decided to “make weed something beautiful” with a feminist kick.
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Attorney, professor, entrepreneur, and plant healer, Laury Lucien wears many hats. No matter her role, it’s immediately evident that Laury brings her intentionality, spirituality, and deep love of the natural world into everything she does.
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How Marcos Hurtado continues a legacy of service with Lambo Industries
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Explore the mission of NORMLS in the ongoing cannabis reform. Learn why the fight for legalization is far from over.
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It’s not every company that creates products for Hobbits and space travelers alike, but AFG Distribution has never been like most companies.
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Joey DeStefano’s journey from a young entrepreneur & musician to Chief Commercial Officer at Puff Brands is an inspiring tale of innovation, passion, and perseverance.
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Dial in your buzz sip-by-sip with these portable, microdoseable, hemp-infused beverage enhancers from Swivel
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Several weeks ago, the death of Jamie Garcia—a worker at a state-licensed cannabis cultivation site in Los Angeles—during an ICE raid sent shockwaves through the medical cannabis community.
The medical-industrial complex loves its FDA-approved gums and patches, yet real-world evidence shows vaping annihilates traditional nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in smoking cessation efficacy.
The rise of nicotine vaping as an alternative to traditional smoking has sparked never-ending complaints about its safety, with propylene glycol (PG), a common ingredient in e-liquids, often targeted as a health concern.
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While a few may have held some hope for Cannabis into Trump's 2nd term, campaign talk doesn’t mean action. However Trump's focus is quite clearly elsewhere.