Vape Hardware & Technology
What Makes Hardware Work for Rosin?
Rosin Is Demanding Rosin and live rosin are valued for flavor, aroma and the character of the source material. That also means…
Factory-direct supply for the cannabis industry
Sourcing insights.
Field guides on factory-direct sourcing, pack- aging, hardware, compliance, and landed pricing written for wholesale buyers.
Sustainability
Small Hardware Changes Can Create a Meaningful Sustainability Impact
Sustainability Does Not Always Require Reinvention Some of the most practical environmental improvements come from sustaining innovation: making existing products simpler, lighter,…
Sustainability
Battery Waste and Cannabis Vaping: A Problem the Industry Has to Solve
The Battery Problem Is Built Into the Product The growth of all-in-one cannabis vape devices has created a difficult waste problem. A…
Cannabis Industry & Business
Cannabis, Parental Rights and the Cost of Regulatory Inconsistency
Legalization Does Not Eliminate Policy Conflict As cannabis legalization expands, old legal assumptions do not always disappear at the same pace. One…
Sourcing & Supply Chain
4/20 Supply Chain Planning: Order Early or Pay for It Later
4/20 Starts Long Before April 4/20 may happen on a single day, but the commercial opportunity is built months earlier. For cannabis…
Product Development & Innovation
How to Stay Ahead of Cannabis Product Innovation
Nobody Has the Market Completely Figured Out Cannabis moves too quickly for any operator to assume they fully understand the consumer. Product…
Vape Hardware & Technology
Stainless Steel in Cannabis Vape Hardware: What Buyers Should Know
Material Selection Is a Product-Safety Decision Vape hardware is a system of materials that can come into contact with oil, heat and…
Cannabis Industry & Business
2020: The Year Cannabis Proved It Was Here to Stay
A Year of Disruption and Validation 2020 will always be remembered for the COVID-19 pandemic, but for the legal cannabis industry it…
Vape Hardware & Technology
Your Vape Battery Is Part of the Product Experience
The Battery Is Not an Afterthought Brands often spend enormous effort matching oil to a cartridge and then leave the power source…
Product Development & Innovation
From Commodity Vape Cart to Ownable Product Experience
The Commodity Problem Put ten generic cartridges on a table without packaging and many become difficult to distinguish. That is a problem…