Transforming Cannabis Retail with AskBud-i AskBud-i: The AI-Powered Digital Budtender Redefining Cannabis Customer Engagement Today’s cannabis shoppers want answers—fast, personalized, and trustworthy. AskBud-i delivers exactly that. Built for modern cannabis retailers, AskBud-i is an AI-powered dig...

Combined leadership team unifies decades of experience to build stronger, more connected global cannabis ecosystem  Denver - December 8, 2025 — Gordon Cannabis Group announced today the acquisition of the Global Cannabis Network Collective (GCNC). The newly combined entity will be renamed GCNC Holdi...

by Jesse Parenti Regulate.Don’t Recriminalize.Hemp-derived THC has officially entered the ring.And the alcohol industry can’t decide whether to fight it or join it.One day, distributors beg Congress to regulate and tax hemp beverages like alcohol.The next major lobbies demand a total shutdown until ...

by Jesse Parenti   Speed kills more than time.   Every July, Operation Safe Driver Week tells us the same story. Different year, same habits — and it’s costing lives, livelihoods, and trust on the road.   Speeding topped the list again in 2025. Over 1,500 citations issued to commercial drivers — the...

By Theresa Yarbrough, Founder & Director, GA Cannabis Industry Alliance In a moment that should have been marked by clarity and accountability, the Georgia General Assembly chose silence. On October 7, 2025, the GA Cannabis Industry Alliance submitted a formal Open Records Request seeking documentat...

Welcome to this week’s edition of Leafwire’s Industry Trailblazers, where we speak with and learn from some of the industry’s true pioneers. Today we welcome Jeff Tait and Danny Perdeck from TFC Marketing. Jeff Tait is the Founder and CEO of TFC Marketing, and has played a pivotal role in driving mo...

New York, NY – Leafwire Media Group, a leading B2B social platform and media company for the cannabis industry, and PufCreativ, a full-service creative agency, are proud to announce a new strategic partnership. The collaboration combines Leafwire’s extensive network and reach with PufCreativ’s innov...

Welcome to this week’s edition of Leafwire’s Industry Trailblazers, where we speak with and learn from some of the industry’s true pioneers. Liame Fraser had started his own CBD brand to help treat his Grandmother, who has Parkinson’s Disease. He’ll talk about this more in detail, but he was looking...

Welcome to this week’s edition of Leafwire’s Industry Trailblazers, where we speak with and learn from some of the industry’s true pioneers. Amy Donohue is a 13-year cannabis industry veteran focussed on professional and compliant social media and marketing. She got her medical marijuana card after ...

Thought Leader Q&A - Thomas Cioletti from McGowan Wholesale With experience in many facets of the insurance industry, Thomas Cioletti brings a broad spectrum of experience to McGowan Companies.  Having worked as a retail insurance agent, then in product management as an underwriter and product and r...

It’s no secret that there’s a serious lack of funding sources in the emerging cannabis industry. Despite explosive growth and the majority of states enacting reform, the continued federal prohibition of cannabis prevents financial institutions from providing services to operators within the space. ...

Phylos and Progressive Plant Research Announce Results for Day-Neutral Cannabis Density Trial February 16, 2022 - Portland, OR: Phylos® alongside its research and cultivation partner,Progressive Plant Research (PPR) have announced the results of their day-neutral cannabisdensity trial. The purpose ...