https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog Analytical cannabis industry writing on accounts receivable, accounting, compliance, market data, and back-office operations. en-us Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:41:57 GMT https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/metrc-reconciliation-why-inventory-mismatches-become-license-risk https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/metrc-reconciliation-why-inventory-mismatches-become-license-risk Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Data Entry A Michigan processor just lost its license permanently. Among the findings: 32,250 vape cartridges tagged into inventory that weren't there. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/the-most-expensive-sentence-in-cannabis-ar https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/the-most-expensive-sentence-in-cannabis-ar Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Accounts Receivable Cannabis is a handshake industry, and the handshake is financing the delinquency. Operators sit on receivables for six months to a year out of respect for the relationship, and by then most of the money is gone. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/headquarters-partners-with-high-times-for-cannabis-staffing https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/headquarters-partners-with-high-times-for-cannabis-staffing Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Company News We're now featured on High Times for cannabis staffing - a dedicated page connecting operators to Headquarters for the back-office roles that keep cannabis businesses running. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/sales-you-cant-collect-arent-sales https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/sales-you-cant-collect-arent-sales Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Accounts Receivable Operators are extending credit on terms no lender in America would accept, to counterparties no bank will touch, in an industry where the debt can't even be resold. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/the-cannabis-finance-tax-why-your-back-office-costs-more https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/the-cannabis-finance-tax-why-your-back-office-costs-more Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Accounting Cannabis operators spend 16–20% of revenue on finance versus 4–6% for conventional retail, and the premium traps finance teams in permanent reactivity. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/cannabis-market-analytics-platforms-guide-2026 https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/cannabis-market-analytics-platforms-guide-2026 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Analytics BDSA, Headset, Hoodie Analytics, and Lit Alerts look interchangeable from the outside. They run on different data, serve different users, and cost very different amounts. Here's how to match the tool to your actual question. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/we-tracked-how-a-cannabis-back-office-really-uses-ai https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/we-tracked-how-a-cannabis-back-office-really-uses-ai Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI AI adoption across our back office went from 9% to 88% in five months. The activity data shows which tools teams actually reach for - and how cannabis operators can turn AI into real leverage. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/the-7b-map-pennsylvania-virginia-and-the-msos-racing-to-be-ready https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/the-7b-map-pennsylvania-virginia-and-the-msos-racing-to-be-ready Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Market Analysis Pennsylvania and Virginia are the next two adult-use cannabis markets on the East Coast. Together, they're the last expansion window of size left in the region, with combined annual sales projected to reach roughly $7 billion at maturity. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/7-nabis-reports-every-cannabis-finance-team-should-be-reviewing-weekly https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/7-nabis-reports-every-cannabis-finance-team-should-be-reviewing-weekly Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Accounting Nabis powers a significant portion of cannabis distribution in California. These seven reports help finance teams turn platform data into a clean weekly view without hours of manual reconciliation. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/4-20-2026-in-review-53-percent-retention-jump https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/4-20-2026-in-review-53-percent-retention-jump Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Market Analysis Returning customers outpaced new customers by 53% on April 20, 2026, changing what the holiday actually does for cannabis retailers. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/how-vireo-growth-became-the-story-of-2026-cannabis https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/how-vireo-growth-became-the-story-of-2026-cannabis Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Market Analysis Between January and late April 2026, Vireo closed or announced six separate acquisitions. The disclosed value of those deals exceeds $350M. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/most-innovative-cannabis-products-2026 https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/most-innovative-cannabis-products-2026 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Market Analysis The cannabis brands innovating in 2026 aren't winning on novelty. They're innovating on formulation sophistication, form-factor economics, and retail channel evolution. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/why-cannabis-ar-metrics-matter-more-than-your-monthly-revenue https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/why-cannabis-ar-metrics-matter-more-than-your-monthly-revenue Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Accounts Receivable Cannabis wholesale brands are paying federal taxes on revenue they haven't collected. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/fragmented-systems-phantom-receivables-the-data-problem-behind-cannabis-ar-aging https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/fragmented-systems-phantom-receivables-the-data-problem-behind-cannabis-ar-aging Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Accounts Receivable Most cannabis brands don't have a collections problem. They have a data problem that makes collections impossible to manage. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/why-cannabis-operators-cant-pay-their-bills-on-time https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/why-cannabis-operators-cant-pay-their-bills-on-time Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Accounts Receivable When your customers don't pay you on time, you can't pay your vendors on time. In most industries, a revolving credit facility absorbs that timing gap. In cannabis, there is no credit facility. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/quickbooks-for-cannabis-multi-entity-financial-consolidation https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/quickbooks-for-cannabis-multi-entity-financial-consolidation Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Accounting 9 out of 10 of cannabis companies run their books on QuickBooks, even though it has has zero native consolidated reporting. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/alpineiq-vs-klaviyo-for-dispensary-email-marketing https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/alpineiq-vs-klaviyo-for-dispensary-email-marketing Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Marketing In a market where paid advertising tools are highly restricted, email is the highest-leverage owned channel a retailer has. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/why-quickbooks-online-keeps-failing-cannabis-controllers-and-what-to-do-about-it https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/why-quickbooks-online-keeps-failing-cannabis-controllers-and-what-to-do-about-it Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Accounting Cannabis controllers running multi-entity operations on QBO are burning 60 hours/month on manual consolidation work. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/duplicate-skus-are-quietly-killing-your-cannabis-margins https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/duplicate-skus-are-quietly-killing-your-cannabis-margins Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Data Entry Somewhere in your catalog right now, the same product is probably living under two different SKU codes. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/net-terms-vs.-cod-managing-credit-risk-for-cannabis-sales https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/net-terms-vs.-cod-managing-credit-risk-for-cannabis-sales Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Accounts Receivable More than $4 billion in outstanding receivables now circulates through the cannabis supply chain, with delinquencies surging as wholesale prices drop. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/new-york's-90-day-payment-rule-adapting-your-ar-strategy-to-ocm-regulations https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/new-york's-90-day-payment-rule-adapting-your-ar-strategy-to-ocm-regulations Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Accounts Receivable With industry-wide delinquent receivables now exceeding $4 billion - roughly 20% of revenue tied up in unpaid invoices - the margin for AR inefficiency has collapsed. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/5-accounts-receivable-metrics-every-cannabis-cfo-should-track https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/5-accounts-receivable-metrics-every-cannabis-cfo-should-track Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Accounts Receivable These five metrics give CFOs the visibility needed to protect cash flow and identify collection bottlenecks before they become liquidity crises. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/legacy-turn-your-sop-into-chatbot-for-new-budtenders https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/legacy-turn-your-sop-into-chatbot-for-new-budtenders Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT AI The traditional training approach of lengthy manuals and overwhelming information dumps is failing both dispensaries and budtenders. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/legacy-what-is-rag-20250625 https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/legacy-what-is-rag-20250625 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT AI Discover the latest automation tools and technologies that can transform your cannabis business operations and increase efficiency. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/legacy-is-quickbooks-cannabis-friendly-20230321 https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/legacy-is-quickbooks-cannabis-friendly-20230321 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT Accounting Complex regulatory environment, evolving legal landscape, and unique tax considerations make it crucial for cannabis businesses to use specialized accounting tools that can meet their specific needs. https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/legacy-most-innovative-cannabis-products-20220116 https://www.tryheadquarters.com/blog/legacy-most-innovative-cannabis-products-20220116 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT Market Analysis Cannabis companies are hiring experienced consumer packaged goods (CPG) executives away from Fortune 100 companies to lead product innovation.