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.

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 […]