As the marijuana industry gears up for the biggest sales day of the year, retailers, point-of-sale (POS) and e-commerce service providers are working to avert another online disaster.
Marijuana operators aim to mitigate 4/20 online outages this year is…
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Marijuana tech platform I Heart Jane suffers slowdown, affecting retailers
Marijuana e-commerce platform I Heart Jane suffered a slowdown on Wednesday that impacted an unknown number of recreational and medical cannabis retailers that rely on the software. I Heart Jane is used by at least 1,700 “dispensaries and brands …
How a year of COVID-19 forced positive change for cannabis retailers
Despite challenges such as rapid regulatory change, shifting public-health demands and economic uncertainty, cannabis retailers say the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic has driven beneficial changes to their business models and motivated regulators …
Canadian marijuana retailer High Tide buys US online head shop for $8 million
Calgary, Alberta-based marijuana retailer High Tide is spending $8 million to acquire Smoke Cartel, a U.S. e-commerce website that sells cannabis accessories and CBD products. Under terms of the deal, High Tide will pay $2 million in cash and $6 millio…