Legalization to Licensing: Opening Virginia’s Adult-use Retail Market
This panel discussion will provide an honest look at the looming obstacles and potential pathways to adult-use retail in Virginia. Hear from the state’s foremost experts at the center of the Commonwealth’s cannabis conversation including consumer, medical, hemp, and entrepreneurial perspectives. Panelists will answer the most asked questions about legalization in Virginia: 1. When can…
Cannabis IT Do’s and Don’ts
Technology is a key part to setting up, operating, and securing any successful cannabis business. Every cannabis business needs software, a surveillance system, networking, barcode scanners, and more. Not to mention traditional IT stuff like PCs and office printers, or more cutting-edge tech like self-service kiosks and RFID scanners! If you’re a new cannabis business…
Improving the Customer Experience at Retail
To foster loyalty in today’s hyper-competitive recreational cannabis marketplace, brands and retailers must strive to know their customer’s ever-changing behaviors, preferences, desires, and motivations. Gaining this edge comes from tracking and monitoring shopper habits and behaviors in real-time from inside and outside of your physical store and event spaces while keeping data anonymous and compliant…
Cannabis Security Overview
This presentation will help identify security needs, various governing bodies, rules and regulations. I will help define what a “good” security system is based on various components and SOP’s. Attendees will learn how to find the information containing the requirements placed upon them, how regulators will check for compliance, and policies that can provide long…
The Changing Expectations of Dispensary Consumers
As Cannabis moves from Taboo to mainstream, the quality of presentation and products made available to Dispensary customers must evolve from cases full of Cannabis to a full service Head Shop Experience. Providing a better selection for Customers and increasing the average transaction for a dispensary go hand and hand. Teaching the industry how to…
Ask a Cannabis Nurse
An overview of patient workshops and advanced dispensary agent training for Dispensary and Manufacturer/Processors In Medical Marijuana States, the law provides for medical cannabis. The patients are often at a loss and rely on the industry to guide them. We help the patients and the industry through education before medication.
Advantages of a Security K-9
Irene Howcroft will inform and educate as to the effective value of security K9’s for the cannabis industry. Her company, Ruidoso Malinois, specializes in Belgian Malinois K-9 and she will discuss: • Differences between breeds, genetic strength, health, temperament and ability to work • Unique Security needs within the Cannabis industry and application of dogs…
The Importance of Paraphernalia Sales and Training Your Bud Tenders to Increase Average Transaction
Brett Harris will be teaching the tricks of the trade successfully utilized in mature markets such as Colorado, Washington and Oregon, as well as how to use non THC sales to drive revenue, improve Tax reporting practices and profitability. He will cover, simple tips on merchandising and bud tender training utilized to increase average transaction…
How to Optimize Cannabis Retailer Loyalty Programs
While every retailer has a different clientele and business model, there is one strategy of loyalty programming that has emerged as the leader. Virtually every major retailer using a loyalty program uses a points per dollar spent system. This, in itself, is evidence that it works better. If you have the ability to set up…