Gary Cohen

Gary Cohen is the CEO of Cova, the most trusted cannabis POS brand in North America. Having met with nearly 2000 dispensary operators from coast to coast, he leverages expert knowledge to offer cannabis retailers the support they need to get a license, pass inspection, launch a store, assess tech tools, and scale operations. Gary leads seminars on retail technology, compliance, business operations, and cannabis banking laws at the industry’s largest events including NCIA, CannaCon, and MJBizCon.

Posts by Gary Cohen

5 Creative Cannabis Dispensary Promotions for 4/20

By Gary Cohen on Apr 23, 2017 12:00:00 AM

Now that the festivities are coming to a close, it’s time to look back at the creative promotions and celebrations held at cannabis dispensaries across the country. As I’d thought, there was a lot of action this week, but many dispensaries stood out among the rest and exceeded my 4/20 …

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Topics: Marketing

Traits Successful Budtenders Share

By Gary Cohen on Apr 3, 2017 12:00:00 AM

Marijuana dispensaries offer a unique experience to consumers, and as an owner, you should cater to these intricacies when building your budtending team. A budtender’s job is demanding, and often means extended one-on-one time with a variety of customers throughout the day, so selecti …

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Topics: HR & Budtending

5 Unclear Aspects of California's New Cannabis Laws

By Gary Cohen on Feb 23, 2017 12:00:00 AM

Now that Proposition 64 has passed in California, the state is rapidly moving on to creating the legal body of rules that will apply to the usage and sale of cannabis under the new statutes. Today we’re going to take a look at five aspects of California’s new cannabis laws that still …

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