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A regular lawyer, accountant or marketer can cost you more than they save. Every partner here knows the cannabis business and works with licensed shops, so you're not paying someone to learn on your dime.

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The plugs behind the plugs.

Press and media2

Est. 2008 · Press and features
Partner

Get your shop the press it deserves.

stupidDOPE has covered the brands, businesses and people shaping culture since 2008. They write and publish business features, brand stories, founder profiles and press announcements that stay searchable long after launch day.

  • Business and brand features
  • Press releases and launch news
  • Founder profiles
  • Multi-article campaigns
Get featured on stupidDOPEOr call 929-375-6940
Live weekly · 535 videos
Partner

Get your shop on the show.

The Dispensary Guy covers dispensaries on YouTube and Instagram, with a live weekly show, interviews and coverage of new store approvals and openings.

  • Live weekly broadcasts
  • Dispensary interviews
  • Approval and opening coverage
  • Brand collaborations
Watch The Dispensary Guy

Loyalty and texting2

Est. 2019 · 7,000+ retail locations
Partner

Turn first-time shoppers into regulars.

AIQ, also known as Alpine IQ, gives dispensaries one place for texting, email and push marketing, loyalty programs, online menus and customer data, with age gating and opt-in tools built in.

  • Texting and email marketing
  • Dispensary loyalty programs
  • Online menus
  • Customer data and reports
See AIQ for dispensariesOr call 303-219-6233
Loyalty and texting · Boca Raton, FL
Partner

Give your regulars a reason to come back.

Springbig runs loyalty programs, texting, email and push marketing, and a branded customer app for dispensaries, and it connects to the POS systems dispensaries already use.

  • Dispensary loyalty programs
  • SMS and MMS texting
  • Email and push marketing
  • Branded customer app
See Springbig loyaltyOr call 800-772-9172

Accounting and tax1

Est. 1973 · Cannabis since 2012
Partner

280E help from CPAs who know dispensaries.

AAFCPAs is a CPA and consulting firm that handles 280E tax planning, audits and outsourced accounting for cannabis businesses, and helps dispensaries with inventory, buying and cash flow.

  • 280E tax planning
  • Outsourced accounting
  • Cannabis audits
  • Inventory and cash flow help
Talk to AAFCPAsOr call 508-366-9100

Compliance and licensing1

Est. 2015 · Denver, CO
Partner

Walk into your next inspection ready.

ICS Consulting, led by Jenny Germano, helps licensed stores with compliance audits, SOPs, Metrc inventory audits, ongoing compliance support and staff training.

  • Compliance audits
  • Metrc inventory audits
  • Ongoing compliance support
  • Staff compliance training
Talk to ICS ConsultingOr call 303-630-9806

HR and payroll1

Since 2007 · 650+ cannabis clients
Partner

Payroll that already knows 280E.

Paragon runs payroll, HR, time tracking, scheduling and payroll taxes for cannabis businesses, with dispensary payroll set up for 280E.

  • Cannabis payroll and taxes
  • HR support
  • Time tracking and scheduling
  • Canna U staff training
See dispensary payrollOr call 866-444-4615

Training1

Est. 2007 · 100,000+ alumni
Partner

Training for your budtenders, built for your state.

Oaksterdam University trains cannabis workers and owners, with state-specific staff training for licensed stores, budtending and retail certification, and business, licensing and financing courses.

  • Budtending and retail certification
  • State-specific staff training
  • Business management courses
  • Licensing and financing courses
Train your teamOr call 510-251-1544

More partners coming in legal, banking, insurance and POS. Need help with something now? Ask the Alexis 420 team.

Trade associations

Your state's industry groups.

Groups that speak up for licensed cannabis businesses. Owners: if you're not a member yet, they're worth a look.

National

National Cannabis Industry Association

The national trade association for cannabis businesses, with a retail committee and member discounts.

Visit NCIA
California

California Cannabis Industry Association

Statewide California industry association with lobbyist briefings, committees and member meetings.

Visit CCIA
California

California Cannabis Operators Association

California operators' association, retailer-led, pushing for enforcement against unlicensed storefronts and delivery.

Visit CaCOA
Colorado

Colorado Leads

Colorado's cannabis trade association. Says its members include licensed cultivators, processors, retailers and testing labs, with membership by invitation.

Visit Colorado Leads
Delaware

Delaware Cannabis Industry Association

Delaware's cannabis industry association. Brings together operators, advocates and policy makers for a regulated market.

Visit DCIA
District of Columbia

District of Columbia Cannabis Business Association

DC's cannabis business association. Its board works to advance the interests of licensed cannabis operators in the District.

Visit DCCBA
Florida

Florida Medical Marijuana Trade Association

Florida's trade association for licensed medical marijuana treatment centers, formed in 2024 by operators including Curaleaf, Verano and AYR.

Visit FMMTA
Hawaii

Hawaiʻi Cannabis Industry Association

Hawaii's cannabis industry association. Told lawmakers in February 2026 that it represents most of the state's licensed medical cannabis dispensaries.

Visit HICIA
Illinois

Cannabis Business Association of Illinois

Says it represents more than 80% of Illinois licensees, dispensaries included, and fights intoxicating hemp sold outside the licensed market.

Visit CBAI
Kentucky

Kentucky Cannabis Industry Alliance

Kentucky's medical cannabis trade alliance. Licensed cultivators, processors and dispensaries join, and it works with regulators and lawmakers.

Visit KCIA
Maryland

Maryland Dispensary Association

Maryland's dispensary association. Testifies in Annapolis on dispensary rules and unlicensed sellers.

Visit MDDA
Massachusetts

Massachusetts Cannabis Coalition

Massachusetts coalition of licensed cannabis businesses, with preferred rates on professional services for members.

Visit Massachusetts Cannabis Coalition
Michigan

Michigan Cannabis Industry Association

Michigan's association for licensed cannabis businesses, with member perks, a magazine and a push for clear rules on unregulated hemp.

Visit MiCIA
Minnesota

Sota Cann

Minnesota cannabis trade association that speaks for licensed businesses at the Capitol.

Visit Sota Cann
Mississippi

Mississippi Medical Marijuana Association

Mississippi's medical cannabis trade association for licensed businesses. Tracks every cannabis bill in the legislature and sets priorities each session.

Visit 3MA
Missouri

Missouri Cannabis Trade Association

Missouri's cannabis trade association. Says it represents nearly 90% of the state's licensed facilities and fights unregulated THC shops.

Visit MoCannTrade
Montana

Montana Cannabis Industry Association

Montana's cannabis industry association. Says it has helped shape state cannabis policy since 2011.

Visit MTCIA
New Jersey

New Jersey Cannabis Trade Association

New Jersey trade association whose members run many of the state's dispensaries. Publishes a toolkit for towns on unregulated cannabinoids.

Visit NJCTA
New York

Cannabis Association of New York

New York's industry association for growers, processors, stores and vendors. Its platform calls for shutting illegal stores.

Visit CANY
New York

Cannabis Retail Alliance of New York

New York's association for licensed adult-use dispensaries only, led by store owners.

Visit CRANY
New York

New York Cannabis Retail Association

Retailer-first New York association with members statewide and a preferred-partner program.

Visit NYCRA
Ohio

Ohio Cannabis Coalition

Ohio's trade association for licensed cultivators, processors and dispensaries. Runs Buy Local Ohio, which sends shoppers to licensed stores.

Visit Ohio Cannabis Coalition
Oregon

Cannabis Industry Alliance of Oregon

Oregon's main cannabis trade group, more than 500 businesses, with retail roots.

Visit CIAO
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition

Pennsylvania's cannabis industry trade association since 2015. Works directly with legislators and regulators on cannabis policy.

Visit PCC
South Dakota

Cannabis Industry Association of South Dakota

South Dakota's cannabis industry association, founded in 2021. Its board includes dispensaries like 605 Cannabis and Puffy's, and it publishes a code of conduct.

Visit CIASD
Vermont

Cannabis Retailers Association of Vermont

Vermont's cannabis retailers association, founded in 2023. Runs the CannaTrail dispensary passport.

Visit CRAV
Vermont

Vermont Growers Association

Calls itself Vermont's largest member-based cannabis nonprofit, made up of growers, manufacturers, processors and retailers.

Visit VGA
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