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  • New eBook and AudioBook available

    New eBook and AudioBook available

    Update as of 03/08/2023. I’ve removed the book from purchase. I’m working on an improved version that I’m designing specifically for a new product offering we’re creating. More news to come soon. I’ve created a new eBook and AudioBook titled, “Green Nanny’s Guide to Indoor Controlled Environment Agriculture Cannabis IoT and Control Systems.” It’s nowContinue… Read more

  • Establishing a Technology Vision for a Cannabis Business IT Department

    Establishing a Technology Vision for a Cannabis Business IT Department

    This document discusses how IT Managers in the cannabis industry can create a successful technology vision for their IT department. It outlines key points to consider, such as establishing clear objectives, understanding the technology needs, planning for the future, and assessing the current systems and infrastructure. It provides advice on how to align business goals… Read more

  • Can We Improve Seed-to-sale Experience for Oklahoma Growers?

    Can We Improve Seed-to-sale Experience for Oklahoma Growers?

    If you aren’t familiar with the benefits of integration, this article should give you an idea of the many ways it could help save you time and improve your workflow with METRC. Read more

  • Big Data Analytics for the Cannabis Business

    Big Data Analytics for the Cannabis Business

    What is Analytics? Before the cloud and big data era, storage and processing of data was difficult and expensive. You needed costly hardware with massive compute power coupled with hard drives that could hold and process large blocks of data. Today, that processing has moved to the cloud with tools designed to meet the needsContinue… Read more

  • Akerna is Poised to Win the Regulatory Compliance Game

    Akerna is Poised to Win the Regulatory Compliance Game

    Meeting regulatory compliance in Cannabis is a difficult job. This shouldn’t be the case. In more mature industries, meeting compliance is generally a commodity operation, easily outsourced or managed internally by trained and certified professionals. However, with U.S. federal legalization possibly years away, how does the CTO of a cannabis related business prepare? Does yourContinue… Read more

  • Overcoming the Challenges of the Cannabis Industry in 2021

    Overcoming the Challenges of the Cannabis Industry in 2021

    One of the clear takeaways from the financial track of this year’s MJBizCon is that there’s a lot of opportunity in the legal cannabis industry. The last few years have seen new states open to recreational legalization, like Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota. And states like Arizona and Mississippi are legalizing. Startups are seeingContinue… Read more