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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Cannabis Events Week of August 24, 2026: Revelry NYC Prep Starts Now
August 24, 2026
This post is informational only. It is not legal advice. Cannabis employment law varies substantially by state, employee role, protected class status, and specific fact pattern. Consult licensed employment counsel before running any termination. If you are already in a live termination scenario, this piece is a framework, not a substitute for a live legal […]
August 21, 2026
This post is informational only. It is not legal advice. Cannabis labor law is being actively litigated at the state and federal level. Consult licensed employment counsel before making decisions based on any specific ruling or its interpretation. A federal judge in Trenton did not say New Jersey cannabis operators should not sign labor peace […]
August 20, 2026
Cannabis operators, HR leads, and industry professionals: here are 7 cannabis events happening the week of August 17 to 23, 2026, curated with a national spread. This week the calendar runs from a Women in Cannabis Expo conference in Reno through a cannabis financial services happy hour in Portland, Oregon, plus a Peter Grinspoon policy […]
August 17, 2026
This post is informational only and reflects patterns we have observed across cannabis operator engagements. It is not legal advice. Employment law varies by state, employee count, role, and fact pattern. Consult licensed employment counsel and restructuring counsel before making any workforce or termination decisions. If you are already in a distressed scenario, this piece […]
August 12, 2026
Cannabis operators, HR leads, and industry professionals: here are 7 cannabis events happening the week of August 10 to 16, 2026, curated with a genuine national spread. This week the calendar runs from a New York City cannabis licensing meeting on Monday to a Pittsburgh cannabis festival on Sunday, with the Michigan Cannabis Industry Association’s […]
August 10, 2026
This week in cannabis: two of the biggest Northeast operator events of the year land back-to-back on August 7 and August 8. Lucky Leaf Expo Philadelphia opens Friday for a two-day B2B run, and the 2nd Annual NYC Cannabis Festival & Resource Fair takes over Harlem on Saturday. This is the week Northeast operators book […]
August 3, 2026
This post is informational and reflects patterns we have seen across the 50+ cannabis operators we work with. It is not legal advice. Federal drug testing, DOT compliance, and immigration rules interact in complicated ways and change frequently. Consult licensed employment counsel and immigration counsel before making hire or fire decisions involving federally-regulated workers. A […]
July 8, 2026
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 […]
