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Lendica Partnerships Could Boost Cannabis Industry Capital
Partnerships / Acquisitions // April 01, 2021

Automated financing platform Lendica, which works specifically with the cannabis, hemp, cannabidiol (CBD) and other high growth industries, is now announcing a suite of partnerships to help those kinds of businesses access capital, a press release said on Thursday (April 1). The release lists the...

Athleisure 2.0 And Standing Out With (CBD) Innovation
Retail // October 10, 2019

Athleisure is a large and growing market. As of 2016, the industry generated around $46 billion in U.S. sales, and by next year that figure is widely forecast to hit $83 billion in the U.S. and $360 billion worldwide. That is slightly more than the...

Vendors Can Now Use Square For CBD Sales
Merchant Innovation // October 03, 2019

Square has announced that it’s launching a CBD early access program, which will allow vendors in the United States to sell CBD products using Square. CBD, short for cannabidiol, is a chemical compound from the cannabis plant without the THC. It’s commonly used for anxiety,...

Vape Illnesses Put Digital Age Verification In The Spotlight
Authentication // September 25, 2019

Depending on your view, it might be a public health problem, a moral panic or something in between. However, no matter what you think of the illnesses and deaths related to vaping — and the Trump Administration’s apparent willingness to ban some vaping-related products — the news...

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Vape Illnesses Put Digital Age Verification In The Spotlight

September 25, 2019
Depending on your view, it might be a public health problem, a moral panic or something in between. However, no matter what you think of the illnesses and deaths related to vaping — and the Trump Administration’s apparent willingness to ban some vaping-related products — the news does serve to highlight the practice of age-restricted retail and […]

CBD Products Offer Glimpse Of Retail’s Regulatory Future

August 22, 2019
The growing CBD industry offers one of the best retail and payments stories in the second half of 2019 — and offers lessons for merchants seeking to keep on the...

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Lendica Partnerships Could Boost Cannabis Industry Capital

April 01, 2021
Automated financing platform Lendica, which works specifically with the cannabis, hemp, cannabidiol (CBD) and other high growth industries, is now announcing a suite of partnerships to help those kinds of businesses access capital, a press release said on Thursday (April 1). The release lists the numerous partnerships Lendica has recently undertaken: Treez, an enterprise retail supply […]

Vendors Can Now Use Square For CBD Sales

October 03, 2019
Square has announced that it’s launching a CBD early access program, which will allow vendors in the United States to sell CBD products using Square. CBD, short for cannabidiol, is...

Mattress Company Casper Teams Up With PLUS For CBD Gummies

September 17, 2019
Mattress company Casper has teamed up with edible startup PLUS to offer customers CBD sleep gummies with chamomile and 1 milligram of melatonin, according to a report by TechCrunch. The...

Shopify Debuts New Features For CBD Merchants

September 17, 2019
The multi-channel commerce platform Shopify is rolling out new features to help merchants sell hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products online and in physical stores wherever it is legally allowed,...