Phoenix-based CBD and hemp product brand American Green will expand its e-commerce presence by launching on Groupon.com, where consumers will be able to purchase its premium CBD and hemp products with vouchers located on the digital platform beginning in September. The company is hopeful this newest revenue stream through Groupon will echo or exceed the…
CbdMD Agrees to Buy DirectCBDOnline
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – THC-free cannabidiol products maker cbdMD Inc. announced it has entered into a letter of intent to purchase CBD online marketplace DirectCBDOnline.com, from Twenty Two Capital LLC. “Owning a CBD online marketplace that sells various CBD brands provides unique transparency to better understand consumer spending habits and trends across the wider CBD and…
Data Partnership Helps Advertisers Reach CBD Consumers
Digital marketing consultant firm Fyllo, which assists in marketing and compliance solutions for companies in highly regulated industries, has formed a data partnership with cross-platform media firm Comscore, a provider of planning, transacting and evaluating media advertising opportunities. Together, the companies have developed Fyllo Infused Comscore Audiences, which combine Fyllo’s deterministic, offline cannabis and CBD…
Cultiva Wellness Debuts Hi-Tech Automated Dispensing Unit
Cultiva Wellness installed its first Wellness Pantry, what it calls the most technologically advanced automated dispensing unit on the market today, in suburban Miami. The Wellness Pantry is not your typical chips and soda vending machine. Complete with remote monitoring and operation, touchless payments and the use of blockchain technology to verify customers’ age, the…
Charlotte’s Web to Use In-Store Kiosks As Retail Rebounds
Just in time for post-pandemic consumers returning to in-store shopping for their health and wellness needs, Charlotte’s Web last week unveiled two retail innovations. The first is a first-to-market high tech, in-store kiosk that doubles as an educational resource for consumers. The second is a virtual learning lab created specifically for retail employees and managers…
D.C. Leads Online CBD Retail Startups
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – According to new CBD start-up information provided by the Maine-based CBD payment solution Organic Payment Gateways, Washington, D.C.; Vermont; and Colorado have the highest rates of online CBD start-ups when adjusted for population. Washington is the most active. Due to the long history of cannabis acceptance in this pair of states…
Cannadips Partners With Lexaria Bioscience on CBD Absorption Tech
Oral pouch and dip initial licensing agreement for 10-year term, option for another five and possible expansion to all of North America and Europe. Smokeless CBD dip brand Cannadips CBD will partner with Lexaria Bioscience Corp., a global innovator in drug delivery platforms, to use Lexaria’s patented DehydraTECH technology for faster, irritation-free absorption of the…
CBD University Podcast
Global Widget LLC, the manufacturer and distributor behind the powerhouse CBD product lines, Hemp Bombs, Nature’s Script and Pure Paws Hemp, announces its CBD University Podcast. Now available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, SoundCloud and other national platforms, the podcast is a one-stop shop for all CBD information and education for you…
Denver Company Helps ID Fake Vape Products
Cannabis design firm 14th Round hopes to boost consumer confidence, partners with solo sciences for cryptographic authentication tag with vaporizer brands Leading cannabis design and technology firm 14th Round has partnered with solo sciences to add its solo*CODE authentication tag to 14th Round’s vaporizer brands. The deal further advances solo’s efforts to address regulatory…
SōRSE Technology Introduces Water-Soluble CBD Emulsion
Emulsion technology helps brand develop CBD-infused products with consistent dosing and no cannabis taste or smell. SōRSE Technology introduced its water-soluble CBD, hemp extract and terpene emulsion technology that solves the challenges around infusing beverages, food items and topicals with CBD, terpenes and other cannabinoids at SupplySide West, held Oct. 15-19 in Las Vegas. With…
NAG Panelists Discuss Artificial Intelligence in Retail
The third day of the National Advisory Group (NAG) Conference, held Sept. 8-11 in Minneapolis, featured a burning issue educational session on how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting retail, from interpreting data to predicting sales needs, and how it benefits both the consumer and the retailer. During the session, ‘Developing Your Digital Strategy: How Artificial…
Thinking Ahead on Marijuana in C-Stores
Thinking ahead often pays off — and for the convenience retailer, it has the potential to pay off big when considering the sale of marijuana. The convenience channel has several distinct advantages over the other classes of trade that should provide for major business gains if marijuana is legalized. Of course, much has to happen…