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.
Dealer's
Diary
On the Monday after 710 in 2025, we got the same call from three different cannabis operators in three different states. All three opened with some version of: “I do not know what happened on Friday. The line never stopped. We sold out of three SKUs by 2pm. Two budtenders quit on Saturday. And I […]
July 1, 2026
Cannabis moves fast. Furthermore, the first week of June 2026 packs more activity into seven days than most months of the cannabis calendar. Specifically, Cannabis Means Business returns to the Javits Center for its tenth annual run. The DEA Schedule III registration deadline lands June 22, 25 days out. State markets in New York, New […]
May 28, 2026
Cannabis hiring in 2026 is harder than it has ever been. Furthermore, the labor pool is smaller than the operator base needs. Multi-state competition for skilled cultivators is intense. Budtender turnover routinely tops 60 percent annually. Meanwhile, the talent pool itself remains constrained by state licensing requirements, background check restrictions, and the simple reality that […]
