DispensaryVA evidence desk

Cannabis operations research, with the record in view.

Source-based reviews for dispensary leaders. Every article identifies its methodology, key statistics, verification date, and primary public sources.

Written by the DispensaryVA editorial team

A small operations team reviewing work together around a table

Inventory

Metrc Inventory Control Statistics 2026

A source-based control model for comparing physical cannabis inventory with tracked records and documenting exceptions.

Published | 10 sources | Verified 2026-08-10 | 7 min read

Customer Experience

Dispensary Accessibility Statistics 2026

A practical evidence review for measuring dispensary accessibility without reducing accessibility to a single score.

Published | 10 sources | Verified 2026-08-10 | 7 min read

Finance

Cannabis Payment Risk Statistics 2026

A bounded review of payment fraud, card security, and why broad cyber loss statistics are not dispensary chargeback rates.

Published | 10 sources | Verified 2026-08-10 | 7 min read

Operations

Dispensary Shift Handoff Controls 2026

Research-backed control design for transferring cash, inventory, incidents, and open work between dispensary shifts.

Published | 10 sources | Verified 2026-08-10 | 7 min read

Workforce

Cannabis Hiring and Screening Data 2026

A practical evidence review for cannabis hiring records, background checks, and the limits of labor statistics.

Published | 10 sources | Verified 2026-08-10 | 8 min read

Workforce

Cannabis Retail Worker Safety Statistics 2026

A source-based review of cannabis retail hazards, injury evidence, and the records a dispensary can use to improve controls.

Published | 10 sources | Verified 2026-08-10 | 8 min read

Workforce

Cannabis Dispensary Workforce Data 2026

How to interpret cannabis retail workforce data, training records, schedule coverage, and productivity measures without inventing a staffing benchmark.

Published | 10 sources | Verified 2026-08-11 | 7 min read

Customer Experience

Cannabis Dispensary Queue Data Guide 2026

How to measure dispensary wait times, queue arrivals, service stages, and exceptions without publishing an unsupported service benchmark.

Published | 10 sources | Verified 2026-08-11 | 7 min read

Operations

Cannabis Packaging Waste Data Guide 2026

A practical evidence model for cannabis packaging volume, recycling claims, labeling controls, and disposal exceptions.

Published | 10 sources | Verified 2026-08-11 | 7 min read

Customer Experience

Cannabis Dispensary Online Order Data Guide 2026

How to measure online cannabis order funnel data, cancellations, pickup readiness, and customer exceptions with honest denominators.

Published | 10 sources | Verified 2026-08-11 | 7 min read

Compliance

Cannabis Dispensary Delivery Data Guide 2026

A research framework for delivery records, handoffs, age checks, route exceptions, and jurisdiction-specific cannabis delivery evidence.

Published | 10 sources | Verified 2026-08-11 | 7 min read