Best Cannabis Website Design Examples for Dispensaries (2025)
By Faai Steuer on August 22, 2025
Did you know that your cannabis dispensary website is often the first place potential customers interact with your brand? It’s true – but in 2025, your website is much more than just a digital brochure. Your site is a storefront, marketing engine, compliance assistant, and customer ex …
Cannabis Industry Milestones & Regulation Changes in 2025
By Dayna Van Buskirk on August 15, 2025
2025 has been marked by both exciting new progress and persistent challenges. From the anticipated but delayed federal rescheduling efforts in the US to sweeping regulatory updates in Canada, major changes are underway all across North America. To help you navigate these dynamic shift …
Cannabis Dispensary Merchandising: Visual Strategy & Displays
By Faai Steuer on July 18, 2025
In today’s competitive cannabis retail landscape, it’s not enough to just throw a few items on a shelf and open your door to customers. To maximize your shop’s potential, you need to embrace dispensary merchandising – the art and science of presenting products in a way that enhances t …
Dispensary Inventory Optimization: A Cannabis Retailer’s Guide
By Faai Steuer on July 14, 2025
Whether you’re running a single dispensary location or managing multiple cannabis retail stores, dispensary inventory optimization is critical to maximizing your profits. Optimizing inventory means having the right product, in the right amount, at the right time; anything less can lea …
Retail Cannabis Loss Prevention: Manage Shrink & Risk
By Faai Steuer on June 26, 2025
As one of the fastest growing sectors on the planet, the cannabis industry in the U.S. alone is expected to reach nearly $45 billion this year. Worldwide, the cannabis market is projected to grow to more than $444 billion over the next decade. But with big opportunity comes big risk – …
Cannabis Dispensary SEO 101: A Cannabis Retailer’s Guide to Getting Found on Google
By Dan Mondello on June 12, 2025
Written by Dan Mondello, CEO & Co-Founder ofRank Really High Dispensaries face a unique challenge in the digital marketing world. While other retailers can run PPC campaigns, target Instagram ads, and remarket on YouTube, cannabis businesses in the U.S. and Canada must play by dif …
Where is Cannabis Legal in North America in 2026?
By Dayna Van Buskirk on June 6, 2025
For the first time in over a hundred years, more Americans have access to legal, recreational cannabis than those who do not. This recent shift has been five decades in the making, starting from a pivotal change in drug policy in the 70s and culminating in the proposed rescheduling of …
Customer Spotlight: How The Happy Camper Keeps Customers Smiling in North Carolina
By Dayna Van Buskirk on May 28, 2025
We’ve seen a lot in the cannabis retail industry over the years, but North Carolina’s The Happy Camper has to be one of the most interesting and unique operations we’ve had the pleasure of partnering with.
Cannabis Retail AI: What’s Real, What’s Next, and Why Business Intelligence Still Matters
By Dayna Van Buskirk on May 14, 2025
From chatbots and personalized recommendations to automated inventory management, artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere these days. In the cannabis industry, the buzz around AI is growing stronger; but what AI applications are actually available for dispensary owners right now, a …
Metrc Illinois: A Retailer’s Guide to Transitioning from BioTrack
By Dave Emmett on May 7, 2025
Change is in the air in Illinois’ cannabis market. The Prairie State is transitioning from BioTrack to Metrc as its official seed-to-sale traceability system, which will impact all licensed cannabis businesses – particularly dispensaries. In this blog, we’ll outline the key difference …
Customer Spotlight: How Mood Cannabis Sets the Right Tone with Every Transaction
By Dayna Van Buskirk on April 28, 2025
When Cory Waldron launched Mood Cannabis Co. in Nanaimo, BC, he knew that building a great cannabis retail experience hinged on more than just having the right products. With a focus on providing customers top-notch service and locally grown, small-batch BC cannabis, Mood needed a poi …
420 Cannabis Retail Sales 2025 Infographic: How the Holiday Long Weekend Impacted 420
By Faai Steuer on April 23, 2025
420 2025 is officially in the books – and in keeping with Cova tradition, we’re breaking down the retail stats and figures from the cannabis industry’s most anticipated sales day of the year. —and this year we’ve both expanded and gone deeper with our analysis.