Cleveland, OH, (February 21, 2020) -- Cannabis Business Times magazine (Cannabis Business Times) and Cannabis Dispensary magazine (Cannabis Dispensary) announced today the 2020 Best Cannabis Companies To Work For – Dispensaries and Cultivation. Profiles of the companies that earned the distinction as one of the Best Cannabis Companies to Work For are available in the February issue of Cannabis Business Times magazine, and online at CannabisBusinessTimes.com, and in the January/February issue of Cannabis Dispensary magazine, and online at CannabisDispensarymag.com.

The award program recognizes the best companies across the cannabis industry that excel in creating quality workplaces for employees.

The winners for this year’s awards in the cultivation category are: OGEN By Bloom Cultivation, Calgary, Alberta; The Grove, Las Vegas, Nevada; ONE Cannabis, Denver, Colorado; and Jushi Holdings Inc., Boca Raton, Florida.

The winners in the dispensary category include are: Greenhouse Wellness, Ellicott City, Maryland; Jushi Holdings Inc., Boca Raton, Florida; ONE Cannabis, Denver, Colorado; Hashtag Cannabis, Seattle, Washington; and The Grove, Las Vegas, Nevada.

During the 2020 Cannabis Conference, which will take place April 21-23 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Darren Brisebois, president of top-ranking OGEN by Bloom Cultivation, and Dr. Leslie Apgar and Gina Dubbé, the founders of top-ranking Greenhouse Wellness, will share insights into how they create an exceptional place to work.

Leading industry publications Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary developed the awards in partnership with the Best Companies Group (BCG), a global research organization that conducts industry-leading employee survey engagement and satisfaction surveys. Through this work, Cannabis Dispensary, Cannabis Business Times and BCG identify and recognize the best employers in the cannabis cultivation and dispensary markets and provide these organizations with valuable employee feedback.

 “As the cannabis industry continues to rapidly expand, we believe it is important to recognize those companies that are dedicated to the best business practices and operations for themselves, their customers, and their employees,” said Noelle Skodzinski, editorial director of Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary. “The companies that ranked as top companies on this year’s lists truly reflect those values.”

Cannabis Dispensary is the leading publication dedicated to serving the retail segment of the legal cannabis market. Cannabis Business Times is the leading publication helping to accelerate the success of legal cannabis cultivators by providing actionable intelligence in all aspects of the business, from legislation, regulation and compliance news to analysis of industry trends, as well as expert advice on cultivation, marketing, financial topics, legal issues and more.

The Best Cannabis Companies To Work For awards are based on a comprehensive evaluation of each participating company’s workplace policies, practices and demographics -- accounting for 25% of the evaluation. Company employees were also surveyed to assess the experiences and attitudes of individual employees with respect to the workplace -- accounting for 75% of each company’s total score.

BCG managed the overall registration and survey process. For companies to participate, they met several eligibility requirements including: operating a cultivation or dispensary business; being a public or privately held business or not-for-profit operation based in the U.S. or Canada; having a minimum of 15 full-time or part-time employees, and operating their business for a minimum of one year, among others.

Full eligibility requirements can be found here https://bestcompaniescannabis.com/eligibility-criteria. After a comprehensive analysis of the data and the combined scores, BCG then used its expertise to determine the final ranking. 

For more information on the Best Cannabis Companies To Work For program, visit www.bestcompaniescannabis.com.

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