The story does not begin inside a corporate innovation lab or a venture-backed tech campus. It starts on June 18, 2016, during a Call of Duty match, when Zen Dispensary co-founder Justin Kruidenier ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Javier Hasse is a cannabis and psychedelics reporter and book author. Once dismissed as a beginner’s crutch for people who ...

The pre-roll is often a favorite item for a cannabis smoker, and the numbers confirm its growing popularity. As a fast-growing category in the U.S., pre-rolls are boosting cannabis sales and growth ...

Nohtal Partansky’s Sorting Robotics equipment is used by some of the biggest names in the cannabis industry, from Stiiizy to Tilray. Now he’s gearing up for when Big Tobacco is ready to roll. Inside ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — As Ohio's legal adult-use cannabis market marks just over a year since its inception, a significant product is set to hit dispensary shelves: cannabis pre-rolled cigarettes, or ...

Verano, which also operates Zen Leaf dispensaries, recently began manufacturing single and five-pack pre-rolled joints. So far this year, the Chicago-based company has sold more than 3 million retail ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio dispensaries can now sell pre-rolled marijuana joints. This has been more than a year in the making after dispensaries were given the green light to sell recreational ...

The road to cannabis legalization has been long, and the journey isn't over yet. Currently, 46 states have legalized or decriminalized marijuana to some degree, but it remains illegal at the federal ...

Advanced robotics automate the infusion of concentrates into or onto a pre-roll with Sorting Robotics' JIKO robot and Stardust coating system. Learn how robotic arms and specialized mechanisms refine ...

Estelle Reale is Marketing Director, EMEA, at Sublime Skinz, a leading adtech company specializing in the distribution and optimization of Skinz-based advertising. The days of the pre-roll video ad ...