Cannabis industry retreat powered by Meadow

Meadowlands Returns: Join Us for Our 2021 Cannabis Industry Retreat

Join this gathering designed to build a more united, collaborative and equitable cannabis industry.
See the full agenda for the 2021 cannabis industry retreat at Camp Navarro
Cannabis Events and Culture
The Dabbies Awards from The Hood Incubator during the Meadowlands 2021 leadership summit

The Dabbies Awards, presented by The Hood Incubator

The Dabbies Awards, presented by The Hood Incubator, are designed to recognize companies in the cannabis industry who have made sustained effort to support and champion social equity.
View the shortlist of awards and submit your vote!
Cannabis Industry Leadership
Rusty Wilenkin Old Pal CEO

Serving Cannabis: Q&A with Old Pal CEO, Rusty Wilenkin

In this Q&A, the Old Pal CEO shares about his long journey with cannabis, creating a team and company around this plant, and the importance of building an inclusive community within this industry.
Read more about Rusty's journey building the Old Pal company
Cannabis Industry Leadership
Weldon Angelos uses The Weldon Project and Mission Green to advocate for those nonviolent drug offenders incarcerated for cannabis

Q&A With Weldon Angelos: Highlighting The Weldon Project and Mission Green

This activist is using his personal experience of being incarcerated for cannabis to advocate for and secure the release of other incarcerated, nonviolent drug offenders and help rebuild their lives through reentry programs.
Learn about Weldon's efforts to help end cannabis prohibition and reform our federal criminal justice system
Cannabis Industry Leadership
Cannabis startup companies from Y Combinator including Meadow, Canix, Nabis, Flower Co, RevGenomics, California Dreamin' and more

Why Cannabis: A Digital Summit Highlighting Y Combinator Cannabis Portfolio Companies

This invite-only digital summit brought together a selection of Y Combinator cannabis startup founders and investors to showcase our unique technology and innovative solutions to streamline this emerging industry.
Hear the opening conversation with Y Combinator CEO & Partner Michael Seibel on investing in cannabis startups, plus a guest visit from Viola CEO Al Harrington
Cannabis Events and Culture
sell more cannabis by training your dispensary staff to upsell

Sell More Cannabis: How to Boost Basket Sizes at Your Dispensary

Even when you have a busy shop or there's a line out the door, you want to ensure your team is doing everything they can to keep customers happy, ask them questions, and recommend additional products for they'll love.
Discover six tips to build a winning dispensary sales team that naturally sells more cannabis.
Cannabis Retail
Vincent Ning CEO and Founder Nabis,  a California cannabis distribution company

Serving Cannabis: Q&A with Nabis CEO, Vincent Ning

In this Q&A, the Founder and CEO of Nabis shares about his leadership philosophy of building a cannabis company and team, and where he hopes to see the industry go in the future.
Read more about Vince's journey and insights into starting one of the biggest cannabis distribution companies in California with his childhood best friend
Cannabis Industry Leadership
Elevate is a dispensary in Woodland Hills powered by Meadow's cannabis POS software

Elevate: An Elegant, Modern, and Bold LA Dispensary Experience

Elevate in Woodland Hills takes cannabis luxury to the next level. With a mission focused on creating an elevated customer experience, Elevate stands out for its stunning design, exclusive products, and meticulous attention to the customer journey.
Read more about this award-winning dispensary, located on Ventura Blvd in Woodland Hills, LA
Cannabis Retail
California compassion program with Sweetleaf Collective for medical cannabis patients

Cannabis Compassion Donations in California: Q&A With Dear Cannabis;

In this Q&A, the Dear Cannabis; team explains how they've established partnerships across California's licensed cannabis supply chain to make it possible to donate compassionate cannabis to patients in need.
Read more about the importance of SB-34 and how to support compassionate cannabis programs
Cannabis Industry Leadership
Metrc compliance for cannabis retail

How to Avoid an Audit & Catch Metrc Inventory Discrepancies in California

Cannabis retailers can use these three red flags (as shared with us recently by software consultant Brian Maravandi from AlfaLINQ), to quickly identify a compliance problem.
Read more to discover if your dispensary has a potential Metrc issue to fix
Cannabis Compliance