Information Technology for the Industry

Gary Allen is the CEO of New Frontier Data which helps cannabis businesses make the right decisions with data. It is an independent, technology-driven analytics company specializing in the global cannabis industry.  Mr. Allen tells about New Frontier’s Equio software. It is a leading cannabis business intelligence platform that delivers insights, data, news and analysis on the rapidly evolving cannabis industry. It helps businesses expand by helping them evaluate potential markets.   He focuses on one of the many software programs available to people in the industry to grow and expand their business.  Information and technology are proving more and more essential to every aspect of the cannabis business.

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Dispensary Startups

Ellis Smith shares and lays out the challenges that exist in starting up a dispensary. Creating a welcoming environment with a good image; and the customer experience is essential. Retail fundamentals apply like any other retail enterprise, naturally.  Consequently, location is a major consideration for a sustainable business model. A five-year plan, therefore, should be created to ensure a comfortable, and realistic profit. It is possible to turn a profit early, but potential obstacles loom in the form of delays from licensing and regulation. Consulting with experienced professionals can help avoid the obstacles, and navigate your way to a successful business.
AmericanCannabisConsulting.com

W420 Radio Correspondent Rich Walcoff in the field Special Report:
Brent Johnson on State Laws

Brent Johnson is CEO of Hoban Law Group which is among America’s largest cannabis law firms. They are based in Colorado, the first state to make cannabis legal. Their clients are state, national, and global. Therefore, they advise not just on marijuana, but on hemp as well.  Due to the possibility of national legalization being stalled, knowledge of state regulation is crucial.  As state laws adapt to a growth industry that opposes federal law, cannabis businesses must be up-to-date on all laws and changes to move forward to their best benefit.
Hoban.law

Sale Management Software

Alexandre Therrien is Solutions Manager at Lightspeed HQ. They help small and mid-sized businesses integrate point of sale (POS) software develop technology to guarantee they are running effectively. Whether managing a single or multiple stores; retail must manage their record keeping, and inventory to compete with online sales. Unfortunately, many startup businesses do not know how to incorporate the fundamentals of retail basics.  Fortunately, Lightspeed advises businesses on how.
www.LightspeedHQ.com

W420 Radio Correspondent Chase Roberts in the field at:
International Cannabis Business Conference 2020
Interview with Janice Mackey of the State of CA. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife

Janice Mackey is an Information Officer for the State of California (Natural Resources Agency) Department of Fish and Wildlife. She details how the state is involved with the cannabis industry, and helping it grow and thrive. In order to help new industry businesses, they hold permitting workshops, cultivation workshops, online workshops, and share and distribute educational materials… The cannabis tax funds these activities and more in order to help growers operate in an effective and environmentally-friendly manner.
Wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Cannabis
CalCanbabid.cdfa.ca.gov
Waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/cannabis/index.html

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SEASON 2 EPISODE 9

Dispensary Startups

Ellis Smith shares and lays out the challenges that exist in starting up a dispensary. Creating a welcoming environment with a good image; and the customer experience is essential. Retail fundamentals apply like any other retail enterprise, naturally. Therefore, location is a major consideration for a sustainable business model. Creating a five-year plan helps ensures a comfortable, and realistic profit. It is possible to turn a profit early.  However, potential obstacles loom in the form of delays from licensing and regulation. Consulting with experienced professionals can help avoid the obstacles, and navigate your way to a successful business.

W420 Radio Correspondent Rich Walcoff in the field Special Report:
Brent Johnson on State Laws

Brent Johnson is CEO of Hoban Law Group which is among America’s largest cannabis law firms. They are based in Colorado, the first state to make cannabis legal. Their clients are state, national, and global; they advise not just on marijuana, but on hemp as well. Due to the possibility of national legalization being stalled, knowledge of state regulation is crucial.  As state laws adapt to a growth industry that opposes federal law – cannabis businesses must be up-to-date on all laws and changes to move forward to their best benefit.

Sale Management Software

Alexandre Therrien is Solutions Manager at Lightspeed HQ. They help small and mid-sized businesses integrate point of sale (POS) software technology to guarantee they are running effectively. Whether managing a single or multiple stores; retail must manage their record keeping, and inventory to compete with online sales. Lightspeed advises businesses on how.

W420 Radio Correspondent, Chase Roberts, at:
International Cannabis Business Conference 2020
Interview with Janice Mackey of the CA Natural Resources Agency

Janice Mackey is an Information Officer for the State of California (Natural Resources Agency) Department of Fish and Wildlife. She details how the state is involved with the cannabis industry, and helping it grow and thrive. They hold permitting workshops, cultivation workshops, online workshops, and share and distribute educational materials…These activities and more are funded by the cannabis tax to help growers operate in an effective and environmentally-friendly manner.

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What Might Be Attractive Investments in 2020?

Anthony Planas is our guest financial adviser on the cannabis industry. In this Conversation, Mr. Planas builds on his expertise and knowledge to look ahead at the coming year. As new states legalize cannabis use, they function as island economies, due to federal restrictions regarding cross-state commerce.  Stock investment opportunities have opened in unique ways, as the result of rapidly changing expansion, as businesses scramble to respond to ever-changing legislation.
BanyanHill.com

Drones for Cannabis Delivery

Justin Costello is founder and CEO of GRN Funds, an investment firm established in 2014 to provide secure banking resources for small to medium businesses, and ancillaries. In December of 2019, GRN Holdings announced its plans to purchase drones for a business-to-business delivery marijuana delivery service. Seattle could see cannabis these delivery drones in the sky as early as March, 2020. This delivery system could operate at one-tenth the cost of delivery vans. New century legislation is met with new century technology at an ever accelerating pace, Mr. Costello explains how.
GRNFunds.com

The Next Step Up in Cannabis Investing

Ellis Smith takes us to the next level; to the big leagues of cannabis investing. The cannabis industry is proving to be among the most rapidly businesses in American history, even rivaling the home computer industry. As bigger wheels turn, one must consider how big decisions render big consequences, good or bad. To secure a proper investment in a vertically-integrated or stand-alone cannabis business, one needs a current source of information. What’s more up-to- date than today’s blog or tomorrow’s newspaper? It is the people who make the business happen. Mr. Smith shares with us how the American Cannabis Company advises cannabis business owners from inception to operations.
AmericanCannabisConsulting.com

POS Software Expanding the Business

Alexandre Therrien is the Solutions Manager at Lightspeed HQ, which develops technology for small, and mid-sized businesses. As cannabis distribution calls for more conventional wholesale and retail methods, these methods must be employed with the latest technology to keep up with the rapid expansion of sales. With a POS system, stocking is intuitive, selling is easy, and growth happens naturally. Combined with loyalty CRM, merchant services, and a good eCommerce platform – businesses can grow unencumbered. Conventional business now calls for a modernized process, and retail must now think of cannabis as a business.
www.LightspeedHQ.com

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