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Clarke Lyons

Cannabis | Cannabis Business | Red Flags | new licensee

Avoid These 5 Payroll Mistakes to Protect Your Cannabis License

January 30th, 2026|5 min read

Is Your Payroll System Cannabis-Ready—or Is It Just Not Saying Anything?

January 28th, 2026|7 min read

Cannabis Business | Employee Experience | Company Culture | Attract Talent

The Hidden Costs of Paying Budtenders Under the Table

January 26th, 2026|5 min read

Cannabis | Setup | How To

What Cannabis Operators Wish They’d Set Up Before Hiring Their First Employee

January 23rd, 2026|5 min read

HR Buzz | Company Culture | Talent Retention

Why Your HR Strategy Might Be the Reason People Quit

January 21st, 2026|4 min read

Company Culture | Attract Talent

90 Minutes That Could Save Your Cannabis Team From Burnout - Your Leadership Reset Plan

January 19th, 2026|4 min read

Hiring Fast in Adult-Use: The Costly Mistakes Cannabis Operators Don’t See Until It’s Too Late

January 16th, 2026|7 min read

Cannabis | Red Flags | Crisis | Cannabis Policy

Adult-Use Expansion: What Breaks First (and Why It’s Almost Never What You Think)

January 14th, 2026|8 min read

Tax & Compliance | Cannabis News | Cannabis Policy

Federal Rescheduling: A Turning Point for Cannabis Operators

December 18th, 2025|6 min read

Cannabis News | Crisis | new licensee

A Hat Got Them Shut Down — And This Is Exactly Why Paragon Stands Ten Toes Down in Our Cannabis Commitment

November 12th, 2025|6 min read

Retirement | Talent Retention | Cannabis Committed

Retirement Plans vs. Paying Higher Wages: Which Wins Long-Term?

November 12th, 2025|5 min read

Retirement | Attract Talent

The Cannabis Retention Masterguide: How to Keep Budtenders & Frontline Teams Without Bleeding Your Budget

November 11th, 2025|14 min read

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Cannabis Business | Retirement | new licensee

Cannabis isn’t the problem. The people who said you couldn’t have 401(k)s are.

November 10th, 2025|5 min read

Retirement

The State-by-State Breakdown: Mandatory Retirement Plans Every Cannabis Business Should Know

October 27th, 2025|5 min read

HR Buzz | Cannabis Business | Retirement

Stop Telling Cannabis Workers They Don’t Deserve a Future

October 20th, 2025|7 min read

Events

Why Cannabis HR Deserves a Seat at the Strategy Table — and What’s Been Holding It Back

October 9th, 2025|6 min read

Guide | ACA

ACA Compliance in Cannabis: What Every Operator with 50+ Employees Needs to Know

October 6th, 2025|5 min read

Events

This Isn’t Just an Award. It’s a Reckoning for Cannabis Businesses—and a Call for Your Vote. (THE EMJAYS: International Cannabis Awards)

September 19th, 2025|5 min read

Events | Partner Ecosystem

Why Cannabis Leaders Shouldn’t Miss NCIA’s Fall Leadership Mixers

September 19th, 2025|8 min read

Security | Client Update

Fraud, Cyber & Security Smarts: Protecting Your Cannabis Payroll

September 11th, 2025|2 min read