Financial strategies
April 7, 2026 blogger brands, Business, Financial strategies, Focus Article, Industry Analysis, inventory management, marketing, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, Retail, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, strategy, weed, withdrawal
All roads in cannabis retail lead back to inventory. Retail cannabis operators across the country are being squeezed by razor-thin margins, declining cash flow, and a growing inability to pay vendors on time. The culprit is often not weak sales or lack of demand. It is mismanaged inventory. Inventory is the foundation on which the […]
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March 23, 2026 blogger accounting, Atlantic City, branding, brands, Business, Cultivation, Edibles & Beverages, Financial strategies, Focus Article, Industry Analysis, Medicial Marijuana, MJUnpacked, Operations, Product Development, Retail, science, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, strategy, trade show, weed, withdrawal
From cultivation to retail, businesses are digging deep to tighten operations and increase margins as the only way to endure another grueling year in cannabis without federal support. A common sales pitch these days centers on cost-saving systems and operational efficiency. The industry has shifted from “how fast can we grow?” to “how do we […]
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March 23, 2026 blogger accounting, Business, ESOPS, exit strategy, finance, Financial strategies, Focus Article, Industry Analysis, MBO Ventures, Medicial Marijuana, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
For many cannabis founders, the exit problem is not finding the right buyer. It is that there are barely any buyers at all. The field is narrow, capital is tight, and the strategic buyers that do exist are rarely showing up with clean cash offers. More often, founders are being asked to accept low valuations, […]
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February 17, 2026 blogger Black Buddha, brands, Business, Faye Coleman, Financial strategies, Focus Article, Industry Analysis, kate miller, Medicial Marijuana, Miss Grass, New Jersey, Operations, Product Development, Pure Genesis, Retail, Roz McCarthy, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
There was passion, power, and plenty of practical business advice from the women (and one man) who took the stage at the recent IgniteIt event in New Jersey. As the industry shifts away from the early “shiny-object” phase, operators are increasingly doubling down on what works. A few years ago, the prevailing growth strategy was […]
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February 3, 2026 blogger Business, Financial strategies, Industry Analysis, market analysis, Medicial Marijuana, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
In the cannabis industry, pricing behavior often reveals more about market pressure than financial statements ever could. However, some of the most revealing cost signals are subtler, showing up in pricing behavior, discount strategies, and category-level decisions rather than on balance sheets. The CannabisDeals US Cannabis Price Index, launched in December 2025, tracks these signals […]
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January 23, 2026 blogger Business, compliance, Financial strategies, Focus Article, hirsh jain, Industry Analysis, Medicial Marijuana, New York, Operations, Policy, regulatory, Retail, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Supply Chain, weed, withdrawal
The Most Exciting US Market No cannabis market in the United States has experienced a more compelling growth trajectory over the past two years than New York. After a halting and often-criticized launch, the state’s legal adult-use market has accelerated at an unmatched pace. In 2023, New York generated a paltry $100 million in legal […]
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January 16, 2026 blogger BIPOCANN, Business, business planning, business strategy, Colorado, entrepreneurs, Financial strategies, Industry Analysis, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, social equity, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, strategy, weed, withdrawal
Economist, Beau Whitney, released a report on the 2024 Cannabis Business Conditions and Sentiment Survey. It states that the legal cannabis industry remains structurally unprofitable for most operators—an issue that disproportionately impacts social equity entrepreneurs. The survey found that only 27.3 percent of U.S. cannabis businesses are profitable, while 40.6 percent are breaking even and […]
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January 12, 2026 blogger Banking, Business, compliance, Financial strategies, Focus Article, Industry Analysis, Medicial Marijuana, safe harbor financial, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
The cannabis industry is still operating within a cobbled-together financial system—one defined by workarounds, instability, and uncertainty. Most major banks remain unwilling to work with cannabis businesses due to the risk and compliance burdens associated with serving a federally illegal industry. In 2014, former Safe Harbor Financial CEO Sundie Seefried helped establish one of the […]
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January 9, 2026 blogger Business, employee owned, ESOPS, Financial strategies, financing strategies, Focus Article, Industry Analysis, Medicial Marijuana, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
For years, cannabis executives have built their financial strategies around a single hope: that Section 280E would vanish with federal reform. But hope has quietly drained billions from balance sheets. Every year, operators “wait it out”; they forfeit the one thing they can’t afford to lose, cash flow. It’s an understandable reflex. No one likes […]
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