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BC’s new recreational cannabis home delivery and security changes are a ...

Thanks to the efforts of numerous behind-the-scenes cannabis industry advocates, including the Association of Canadian Cannabis Retailers ...

Retail Cannabis Forum Sponsored by Greenline POS

Greenline POS is proud to sponsor the 3rd Cannabis Retail Forum by the Retail Council of Canada on May 13. The Retail Cannabis Forum is ...

Click-and-collect, curbside pickup, and online payments with Greenline POS

Cannabis retailers have had a difficult time in the past year with the COVID-19 pandemic. At Greenline, we pride ourselves on speed and ...

A breakdown of Ontario compliance reports

The Ontario provincial government requires one of the most stringent and complex retail compliance reports in all of Canada. ...

Case studies

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High Society Cannabis Co.

High Society Cannabis Co. scales up for success in Northwestern Ontario

“We started with Greenline in our Marathon location, and we saw the difference right away. When we brought it over, we saw an increase in sales and we definitely saw more foot traffic. We have been increasing our sales ever since, plus, the industry itself is growing too.”

GoodVibes

Technology, community, and good vibes drive cannabis retail success in rural Alberta

“The decision to go ahead with Greenline was a very positive transition. The sales and onboarding teams have so much personalism and help me with everything. Support is very quick and compliance reporting is easy. All in all, it’s pretty effortless.”

LUCID

Culture is key to retail success for Lucid Cannabis

“I like using Greenline’s ‘Sales by category’ report, you’re able to see each category and the volume of sales for it, you can see where your quantity growth is, which categories are moving, and which ones have better margins than others.”

Engineering blog

Why Greenline is the best cannabis POS for integrators

The retail software stack has completely transformed over the past decade. What used to be a messy mix of various disconnected on-premise solutions are now tightly-integrated SaaS platforms that work together to deliver value to retailers. Canadian cannabis retail emerged in a unique environment where complex compliance regulations forced retailers to use the latest dedicated […]

In hindsight: Early engineering decisions at Greenline

Our goal is to share our stories and learnings on building a system that now supports 500+ stores across Canada and processes over $45 million in cannabis retail sales every month. I hope that whether you work at a startup or not, you’ll find stories that you can relate to!

Engineering is messy. Startup engineering is especially so, and I’d argue that if it’s not messy you’re doing it wrong. Speed matters a lot, and it’s impossible to make perfect architectural decisions early on. As a young 20s kid with only 2 years of professional software development under my belt, I did what I knew how to do at the time.