The Dealer's Diary is where we share the work. Cannabis HR insights, retention math, compliance gaps, and the operational decisions that actually move the needle for cannabis dispensaries, cultivators, processors, and multi-state operators.
We write for the founder losing sleep over turnover. The GM weighing a PEO against fractional HR. The compliance lead who just got blindsided by a state inspector. The cultivator scaling from one license to three.
Every post is real work with real cannabis operators. The math is real. The advice is what we'd say in a discovery call, written down so you can read it before you call us.
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You spent weeks sourcing candidates. Screened resumes. Ran interviews. Made the offer. Got the yes. Felt good about it. Then came onboarding. Then sixty days later, that hire is gone. No dramatic exit. No blow-up. They just stopped showing up, or they put in their two weeks with some version of “it wasn’t what I […]
April 21, 2026
You built your dispensary from the ground up. The last thing you’re thinking about is an employment lawsuit and HR mistakes. But here’s what I see working with 50+ cannabis operations across the country: the lawsuit usually isn’t coming from a disgruntled customer. It’s coming from a current or former employee. And it almost always […]
April 21, 2026
There is a number sitting inside your P&L right now that most cannabis operators either do not know or are too afraid to look at. It is called your labor to sales ratio, and it is one of the most important metrics in your business. If you run a dispensary and your labor costs eat […]
