When cannabis started being legalized in US states like Colorado, and more recently across Canada, it struck me that it was a very interesting ... […]
This is one of the more ambitious uses of digital signage technology I’ve seen in the still-emerging cannabis retailing sector – an order counter ... […]
Walking around the Las Vegas Convention Center complex next week could be an, ummm, aromatic experience for those who are going to DSE – ... […]
The cannabis retailing industry is interesting in a whole bunch of ways. It is a unique vertical market with an absolutely screaming need for ... […]
Companies like Colorado’s GreenScreens are chasing the display and management business in the fast-growing cannabis retailing sector, and a competitor based in Kentucky is ... […]
My time as a professional journalist has given me the opportunity to cover some very cool and historic stories, including some of the first recreational marijuana sales on the East Coast. What struck me inside those stores was the immense amount of technology, like digital signage, self-service kiosks, professional sound systems, access management, security cameras and more. […]
This is a cannabis store – albeit an experiential flagship store – in a monster shopping mall in Edmonton, Alberta – with fine pitch LED being used as the menu display, promo display and a big ambient ceiling. The 11,000 sq. ft. […]
A pandemic was not in your 2020 plan. But the crisis has revealed/highlighted valuable lessons for out of home media about what is essential. Staying in Touch with Customers is Essential Remaining close to customers is always essential, but it is a business imperative when personal contact is severely limited. […]
Few retail verticals need digital signage the way cannabis retailing needs it. You have a wide range of products emerging from a black market into licensed main street, mainstream retailing and a whole bunch of new customers whose collective understanding doesn’t extend much beyond knowing they won’t get arrested for buying it. […]
At a lunch with some industry folks earlier this week, we were talking about emerging vertical markets, and I said cannabis retailing was among the most opportune, because it is still early days … and because the product and dynamics beg for screens that promote and explain things. […]
Vaping continues to face regulatory headwinds. State Level Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy sued JUUL Labs in state court, alleging violation of state law by “willfully advertising and/or selling nicotine products” to under-age consumers. […]
If cannabis is legal at the state level but illegal federally, does First Amendment protection of “commercial speech” include promotion of cannabis? In a novel ruling in Washington State, a judge said yes . . […]
Unproven Health Claims The feds continue to warn against unproven health claims regarding CBD products (cannabidiol. from the hemp plant, a cousin of the marijuana plant). On October 22, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (TFC) sent a warning to a Naples, FL-based company selling online CBD products for infants’ teething. […]
Following the September 18 webinar on cannabis advertising (recording available here), OAAA received many more questions on the topic. What about taxi tops? Yes. […]
Vaping and e-cigarette issues are quickly evolving. What follows is an update. The number of people with lung illnesses linked to vaping has risen to 805, and 12 people have died, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported September 26. […]
