Homepage for Edibles.com Courtesy of Edible BrandsEdible Brands, the Atlanta-based parent company of Edible Arrangements, the fruit basket gift franchise, is rolling out Edibles.com, a delivery marketplace for hemp products.Among the hemp brands featured in the ecommerce platform are top brands such as Cann, Wana and 1906.Although hemp was legalized as a result of the 2018 passage of the Farm Bill, the estimated $28 billion industry faces challenges in a market that lacks quality control and testing standards. According to cannabis industry veteran Thomas Winstanley, who serves as executive vice president for Edibles.com, the site fills a void in the marketplace when it comes to education and introducing customers to the products that best suits their needs.“Consumers today are actively seeking trusted sources for safe, high-quality hemp-derived products,” said Winstanley, who previously serves as chief marketing officer of Theory Wellness, an East Coast-based provider of craft cannabis. “At the same time, there's a lot of confusion in the market. People walk into gas stations or convenience stores, see CBD or Delta-8 products, and don't always know what they're getting. We identified a critical gap in the market—a need for a reliable, curated platform where people can confidently purchase lab-tested, outcome-driven products from top-tier brands.”In addition to shipping and curating the right brands, the regulatory complexities of each state having different rules, were challenging.“We take a compliance-first approach, ensuring every product meets federal and state guidelines and painstakingly audit licensing requirements,” said Winstanley. “Aligning ourselves with policymakers, trade associations, and advocacy leaders allows us to stay compliant and help shape the future of these critically essential policies.”Another page from the Edibles.com site Courtesy of Edible BrandsEdibles.com offers same-day delivery options as well as scheduled delivery.Other plans for Edibles.com include opening a flagship brick and mortar store in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood

Industry-leading data platform adds game-changing data tools, including dispensary analytics, product velocity metrics and store-level segmentationCHICAGO, Sept. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoodie Analytics (Hoodie) , a leading U.S.-based cannabis data and technology firm delivering insights into market performance and competitive intelligence, today launched its new cannabis insights and product data management platform, which adds several game-changing data tools, including dispensary analytics, product velocity metrics, store-level segmentation and wholesale systems integration. Each of these market intelligence mechanisms will allow operators to closely monitor competitor trends, understand sales shifts at different dispensaries, make brand-level comparisons and filter data by demographic or custom segments."Only Hoodie provides brands and operators tools to understand sales and velocity movements all the way down to an individual dispensary level," stated Wes Shepherd, CEO and Chairman of Hoodie. "High-level market data has been available in a limited number of states for some time now. However, we felt it was imperative to introduce CPG analytics capabilities to the industry as it evolves. By doing so, our clients can access much more granular data that allows them to understand how their brands fit and perform within specific types of dispensaries, cities or key customer segments."Hoodie is a tech-forward cannabis intelligence platform founded on the belief that cannabis businesses need deeper operational insights to reach their full potential