Internal Revenue Code §280E, the federal tax provision that prohibits US cannabis businesses from deducting ordinary business expenses because cannabis is Schedule I. Results in effective tax rates of 60-85% on profits for plant-touching operators.
Cannabis-adjacent businesses that don't hold a plant-touching license. Includes compliance software, banking, insurance, packaging, security, staffing, marketing, and promotional merchandise suppliers like Cannabis Promotions.
A cannabis consumer-packaged-goods company selling branded flower, edibles, concentrates, or accessories through licensed retailers. Cannabis brands may or may not hold a plant-touching license — many operate through contract manufacturers and distributors.
A state-licensed cannabis grower. In Canada, cultivation happens under federal Health Canada Standard Cultivation, Micro-cultivation, or Nursery licenses. Cultivators supply wholesale cannabis to manufacturers, distributors, and licensed retailers.
A verified customer of Cannabis Promotions. CP Partners receive a gold "CP Partner" badge on their directory listing and priority placement above non-customer results.
The lab report confirming a cannabis product passed state-required testing for potency, pesticides, heavy metals, microbials, and residual solvents. All legal cannabis products must have a COA on file.
A retail store specializing in hemp-derived CBD products — oils, gummies, capsules, topicals. In the US, CBD stores operate outside state cannabis programs under federal hemp rules (≤0.3% THC). In Canada, all CBD sales are through licensed cannabis retailers.
A licensed venue where adults 21+ can legally consume cannabis on the premises. Open in Nevada, California, Colorado, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois at varying levels of rollout. Similar to a wine bar for cannabis.
A free service allowing business owners to verify and manage their Cannabis Promotions directory listing. Claiming a listing updates contact info, adds a verified badge, and converts the listing into a direct lead channel.
A state-licensed retail store where adult-use or medical cannabis can be legally sold. Dispensaries are the primary channel for consumer cannabis purchases in every US state with a legal adult-use or medical program. In Canada, the equivalent term is "cannabis retail store."
A licensed operator that brings cannabis products to a consumer's home or business. Delivery is legal in California, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Colorado, and a growing list of states. Canada permits delivery through both provincial online stores and private licensed retailers.
A licensed operator that moves cannabis products between cultivators, manufacturers, and retailers. California requires a distributor license for all legal cannabis transfers; other states allow direct brand-to-retail sales.
A cylindrical child-resistant tube used to package individual pre-rolls for retail sale. Custom-branded doob tubes are one of the most common promotional products cannabis brands use.
An opaque, child-resistant, often resealable bag that cannabis products must be placed in at checkout before leaving the dispensary. Required in most US states.
A specialty retail store focused on cannabis and tobacco accessories, glass, and lifestyle products. Often used interchangeably with "smoke shop." Head shops predate modern cannabis legalization and retain strong counterculture branding.
Cannabis sativa containing 0.3% THC or less by dry weight. Federally legal in the US under the 2018 Farm Bill. Hemp businesses include grain/fiber producers, CBD extractors, and consumer product brands.
A Health Canada-licensed cannabis cultivator, processor, or seller under the Canadian Cannabis Act. LPs produce all cannabis for Canada's adult-use and medical markets.
A state-imposed numeric limit on the total number of cannabis licenses issued. Common in populous East Coast states and creates limited, valuable licenses that command high secondary-market prices.
A US cannabis company holding licenses across multiple states. Notable MSOs include Curaleaf, Green Thumb Industries, Trulieve, and Verano. Because cannabis is federally illegal, each state license is technically a separate entity.
A licensed operator that converts raw cannabis into consumer products — edibles, concentrates, tinctures, topicals, vape cartridges. Must operate under state-regulated Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.
A flexible multi-layer laminated pouch (BOPP/PET/foil) used to package cannabis flower, edibles, and pre-rolls. Offers odor barrier, UV protection, and customizable printing — the workhorse of compliant cannabis retail packaging.
A ready-to-smoke cannabis joint rolled by a licensed processor and sold in a tube or pack. Infused pre-rolls contain concentrates, moon rocks, or flavoring in addition to flower.
State-mandated software tracking every gram of cannabis from clone or seed through cultivation, testing, packaging, distribution, and final retail sale. Metrc is the dominant platform across 30+ US states.
A cannabis license granted with priority or fee reductions to applicants from communities disproportionately harmed by cannabis prohibition. Active programs exist in IL, NY, NJ, MA, and CA.
A retail store selling tobacco accessories, glass, rolling papers, vaporizers, and cannabis accessories. Smoke shops do not sell cannabis directly (that requires a cannabis retail license) but are a primary channel for cannabis accessories.
A state-licensed, ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratory that analyzes cannabis for regulatory compliance. Required before any product can reach retail shelves.
A business model where one company owns cultivation, processing, distribution, and retail within a single state market. Required in Florida; restricted in California and Illinois.
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