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As the cannabis industry reflects on another 4/20 celebration, it’s clear that the holiday provides a big sales boost across markets. While this 4/20 was anything but record breaking – a comprehensive analysis by data firm Headset revealed that overall cannabis sales slightly dipped from last 4/20 – the pre-roll segment exhibited some of the strongest sales among cannabis categories.…

On 4/20/2024 the CannaCon family lost one of its own. We will miss you Dave. Dave was a testament to a life lived with kindness, passion, and an unwavering dedication to plant medicine. He will be greatly missed by his friends, family, the CannaCon team, and the entire cannabis community. Dave was more than a colleague, more than a friend;…

As the largest city in New Mexico, it’s no wonder that the nation’s leading B2B cannabis conference, CannaCon, is calling Albuquerque home to their latest event. Anyone interested in becoming a part of the blazing New Mexico Cannabis Market can take this opportunity to network with like-minded entrepreneurs and learn everything from cultivation and marketing to the legal and financial aspects…

To say that the cannabis industry is flourishing in New Mexico would be an understatement. While medicinal cannabis has been legal since 2007, cannabis for recreational use wasn’t available for purchase until April 1st, 2022. Since then, The Land of Enchantment has really embraced the use of the cannabis plant for health and wellness, with Albuquerque now having more pot…

Did you know the term “420” is in the Oxford English Dictionary? “People always asked where it came from, and none of the explanations were very good,” says Katherine Connor Martin, product director for Oxford Languages at Oxford University Press. “So it’s very pleasing that the record of the English language now records what seems to be the genuine origin…

Since medical cannabis became legal in 2018, Oklahoma has become the wild west of legalized cannabis markets, surpassing the rest of the country in medical license carriers and licensed cannabis businesses. Holding the record for most medical dispensaries per capita, with 36 shops for every 100,000 residents, no other state has been as transformed by marijuana legalization as The Sooner…

Machines dispensing both CBD and THC are popping up around the United States. As CBD is generally more accepted (and not regulated), machines exclusively offering these products are often available in public spaces, such as shopping centers and convenience stores. Vending machines offering THC products are less widely accessible, often being restricted to dispensaries or dispensary-adjacent businesses, such as consumption…