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Evelyn Chase

Evelyn Chase, 36, is a PR specialist with over 7 years of experience in the cannabis industry. Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, she watched the market grow up — from the first licensed dispensaries to publicly traded IPOs. Today she is based in Los Angeles, helping brands tell their story in a way that earns trust from both regulators and consumers. Her approach is simple: cannabis isn't counterculture and it isn't Big Pharma — it's an industry finally learning to talk about itself like a grown-up

Published Posts

Top 3 Ways Marijuana Software Helps Manage Cannabis Vendors

Dispensaries source inventory from cultivators, cannabis vendors, and brokers. As regulated markets mature, most states now route product through licensed distributors, but vendor relationships remain central to your supply chain….

Top 5 Ways Marijuana Dispensaries Can Prepare for 420

April 20th is one of the busiest, highest-grossing days of the year for marijuana dispensaries across the U.S. and Canada. Preparing your cannabis retailer for the rush is essential to…

4 Solutions for High Traffic Marijuana Dispensaries

High-traffic days—4/20, holiday weekends, new-product drops—test every dispensary. Handling the surge without sacrificing customer satisfaction takes the right tools and a smooth workflow. Here are four solutions that keep busy…

Top 5 Common Marijuana Dispensary Mistakes

Running a busy cannabis retailer means juggling many moving parts, and the same avoidable problems tend to resurface. Here are five common marijuana dispensary mistakes—and how to prevent them before…

Top 10 Dispensary Budtender Best Practices

Reliable, knowledgeable budtenders elevate your dispensary’s reputation, lift customer retention, and boost sales. These ten budtender best practices will help you train staff to exceed customer expectations. Present professionalism. As…

3 Reasons Dispensaries Should Pre-Package Marijuana

In most regulated markets, licensed distributors handle packaging and labeling, so dispensaries sell prepackaged flower. Many retailers pre-package marijuana themselves to ease that transition and gain day-to-day efficiencies. Here are…

An Easy Guide to Marijuana Dispensary Advertising

Legalization has widened the audience for marijuana dispensary advertising. Network TV and some digital platforms still restrict cannabis ads, but plenty of channels let you reach your ideal demographic. Here’s…

How to Open a Dispensary in Maryland in 2026

The U.S. cannabis industry keeps growing fast, and Maryland is no exception. With an established regulatory framework and rising public acceptance, Maryland’s cannabis industry now generates over $1 billion in…

Alaska Marijuana Laws

Federal law still lists marijuana as a Schedule I drug alongside heroin and other hard drugs — a classification now under active federal rescheduling review at the DEA as of…

Nevada Marijuana Laws 

In Nevada, possession, use, and sale of marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes are legal for adults 21 and older. The state’s medical marijuana program dates to 2000; voters…

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