During what many have dubbed the most challenging year in the legal cannabis industry to date, it's more important than ever to celebrate dedicated companies and hard working teams that, despite difficult times, continue to produce the best products possible and provide access and education to consumers and patients.
Cannabis Business Times is thrilled to once again publish the Best Cannabis Companies To Work For—2024. The awards program will identify and recognize the best employers in both the cannabis cultivation and dispensary markets, continuing the recognition the media brand debuted four years ago.
Registration and recognition are free. Visit the Best Cannabis Companies to Work For website to apply. The registration deadline is Sept. 15.
Rankings are determined primarily from the results of an employee questionnaire, where employees rate statements such as, “I feel I am valued in this organization,” and "I have confidence in the leadership of this organization" from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree.” Companies have the option to purchase these insights (which are confidential and reported only in aggregate), which provides a glimpse at the overall morale of their teams and company cultures.
A ranking of the “Best Cannabis Companies To Work For – 2024” in cultivation and retail will be revealed in Cannabis Business Times in early 2024.
The survey is organized and managed by the Best Companies Group (BCG), an independent research firm specializing in identifying and recognizing great places to work.
“We are thrilled to continue this project for the fifth year and to not only recognize great cannabis companies, but also learn more about what makes certain cannabis companies so successful in creating positive work environments,” Editorial Director Noelle Skodzinski said. “This program also can help ranking companies attract great talent.”
Read more about the cultivation and dispensary businesses that ranked in the 2023 program and were featured in Cannabis Business Times.
Here’s how to get involved:
Enter as either a Cultivation Operation or a Dispensary Operation, or both, and meet the following eligibility requirements:
• Have 50% or more of the business coming from either a Cannabis Cultivation Operation; or a Cannabis Dispensary.
• Be a publicly or privately held business
• Be a for-profit or not-for-profit business
• Be based in the U.S. or Canada
• Be legally licensed to cultivate or sell cannabis for medical and/or adult-use under a state regulatory framework (or federal program if in Canada)
• Have a minimum of 15 full-time or part-time employees working in the U.S. or Canada
• Be in business a minimum of one year
• Be willing to be featured in Cannabis Business Times and/or Cannabis Dispensary, if your company ranks on the Best Cannabis Companies to Work For lists.
Here's how the rankings are determined:
The process includes two surveys to gather detailed data about each participating company. BCG conducts the surveys, analyzes the data and determines the winners and rankings.
Part I – Employer Benefits & Policies Questionnaire: The employer completes an online survey, detailing company policies, practices, benefits and demographics.
Part II – Employee Engagement & Satisfaction Survey: Employees complete an online survey of in-depth statements using a scale of five points ranging from “Agree Strongly” to “Disagree Strongly.” (Employee responses are provided only in aggregate; no individual employee responses are shared with employers.) The survey also includes seven demographic and two open-ended questions.
Participation in the “Best Cannabis Companies To Work For" survey and ranking is free, but management teams may request the full employee feedback report generated by the Best Companies Group process. The cost of that report is based on the number of employees working at the company.
A list of frequently asked questions may be found at bestcompaniescannabis.com, as well.
