The Meadow Blog

Rescheduling, Hemp & Getting Paid: A Listening Session with the DCC

DCC leadership took operators' hardest questions on rescheduling, hemp, batch tagging, and getting paid. Here's what matters for your shop.

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Xzibit's WCC: Smarter Multi-Store Buying with Meadow x Happy Cabbage

How Xzibit's West Coast Collective uses the Meadow + Happy Buyers integration to cut ordering time and free up cash across its LA dispensaries.

Inside the weekly workflow that changed how XWCC buys.

Metrc Reconciliation for Dispensaries: Retail Guide

Everything dispensary operators need to know about Metrc reconciliations: when to run them, how to do them correctly in Meadow, the adjustment reasons, and how to reduce how often you need them.

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Cannabis 280E Tax: What Every Dispensary Owner Should Know

280E taxes dispensaries on gross profit, not net. Learn the one legal lever that lowers your bill, plus what 2026 rescheduling actually changes.

What 280E really costs dispensaries, and how to manage it.

How to Accept Cashless Payments at Your Dispensary

How dispensaries accept payment today: PIN debit, ACH, dual pricing, and where cashless ATMs fit. What rescheduling did and didn't change.

See which payment setup fits your dispensary →

Meadow vs. BLAZE: Choosing the Best Cannabis Delivery Software, 2026

Compare Meadow vs. BLAZE for cannabis delivery. See G2 ratings, delivery models, compliance, and why operators switch.

Find out which system dispensaries trust for delivery 🚚

7 Ways Dispensaries Are Using AI Tools Like ChatGPT and Claude to Work Smarter

Here are 7 practical use cases — with copy-paste prompts built for dispensaries.

Cannabis operators are using AI tools to cut hours of work. Learn how to save time here.

Closing the Data-Execution Gap: 6 Plays Dispensary Operators Can Run This Week

Most dispensaries pull plenty of reports. Very few let those reports change what they buy, shelf, or cut. Six plays from a panel at MJ Unpacked Atlantic City to close the gap.

See how top operators close the gap between data and decisions.

Best Treez Alternatives, 2026: Top 5 Cannabis POS Systems Compared by Real Operators

Looking for a Treez alternative? Compare the top cannabis POS systems of 2026, Meadow, Dutchie, Jane, Flowhub, and BLAZE, by ease of use, delivery, compliance, payments, and cost.

Why dispensaries are switching from Treez, and the top alternatives in 2026.

Best Dutchie Alternatives in 2026: Top Cannabis POS Systems Compared

Looking for a Dutchie alternative? Compare the top cannabis POS systems of 2026 — Meadow, Jane, Flowhub, Treez, and BLAZE — by reliability, features, payments, and cost.

Why dispensaries are leaving Dutchie, and the top alternatives in 2026.