THE THC GAZETTE

Independent reporting on the cannabis industry

Voices

Documented perspectives and structural analysis from across the legal industry.

  1. Voices

    The 2021 plan, five years on

    A cannabis executive named four specific moves in a 2021 podcast interview. Every one of them arrived.

  2. Voices

    Building a cannabis brand before legalisation

    California’s medical era shows how retail identity, packaged products, local reputation and retailer relationships created brands before the state built an adult-use market.

  3. Voices

    What expanding across state lines actually requires

    A cannabis brand can move its name and methods into a new state, but licensing, local production, testing and distribution must be rebuilt inside that state’s rules.

  4. Voices

    The consumption lounge as a business model

    Nevada’s lounge rules create a new cannabis hospitality category, but its product limits, procurement structure and operating costs make the economics unlike either a dispensary or a bar.