Technology

NatuEra has introduced the market’s first smart CBD sales kiosk, which is specifically designed for major grocery, pharmacy and mass market retailers. The interactive touchscreen units combine educational videos, product information and vending of NatuEra’s CBD wellness products in a store-within-a-store model completely managed by NatuEra, enabling retailers to participate in the rapidly growing, yet…

The virtual GS1 US Hackathon, titled GS1 US Hemp Hackathon: Trace & Trust in CBD, awarded Tennecanna the $10,000 top prize. The online event was held Oct. 4–Nov. 30, 2021, with judging taking place Dec. 2–8. The winning solution from Tennecanna provides seed-to-shelf visibility across the CBD supply chain by leveraging GS1 Standards, including Global…

Retailers see big potential for cannabis-infused products. That’s according to alcohol e-commerce and on-demand delivery platform Drizly‘s just released third annual “BevAlc Insights by Drizly Retail Report,” culled from a nationwide survey of over 500 alcohol retailers during November 2021. According to the report, retailers are very bullish about cannabis- and CBD-infused products. In a…

BlosumCBD set up a new auto-ship program to help customers remember to take their daily CBD supplements. This membership is designed for those who want access to CBD products without any hassle or worry. Customers simply set up their subscription and Blosum does the rest. BlosumCBD and its CBD products provide THC-free and full-spectrum formulations…

ACS Laboratory, in combination with minor cannabinoid product maker 3Chi, is partnering with blockchain certification service Blockticity to launch the first national hemp client certificate of analysis (COA) as a non-fungible token (NFT). Blockticity is providing the platform for what it is calling the first ever cannabis and hemp industry blockchain verified certificate of analysis…

Three Wells, after three years of providing trusted cannabis and CBD information from medical professionals and trusted sources, launched an online cannabis and CBD store dedicated to adults aged 50-plus. With over 1,000 trusted products to choose from, Three Wells makes it easy to shop online for cannabis products by how the customer wants to…

High-risk payment gateway provider Organic Payment Gateways now supports WooCommerce payment processing for products containing new cannabis derivatives delta-8 and delta-10, in addition to traditional CBD. Delta-8 and delta-10 are growing in popularity among WooCommerce e-commerce businesses. The new demand is causing a spike in interest for affordable, reliable delta-8 and delta-10 payment gateways that…

Sunday Scaries launches a newly designed website on Shopify — one of the first CBD-approved merchants on the platform. The company is a community and lifestyle brand widely recognized for its high-quality CBD products and relatable, millennial-centric content. Sunday Scaries has faced numerous roadblocks due to marketing obstacles within the CBD industry. The brand has…

Fyllo, a leader in compliance-first software as a service (SaaS) solutions for highly regulated industries, this week announced the addition of key executives to its growing leadership team. The appointments come during a period of rapid growth for Fyllo and the cannabis industry as a whole as operators, product manufacturers and dispensaries are quickly scaling…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

  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…

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…

  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…

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…

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…

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 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…