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A New Chapter for SevenPoint Interiors: Continuing Under the Visual Elements Brand
Toronto, ON – November 27, 2024 – SevenPoint Interiors is excited to announce that we are now fully integrating under the Visual Elements brand. Since 2017, SevenPoint Interiors has been at the forefront of providing innovative design and manufacturing solutions for the cannabis retail industry. Now, we are unifying with Visual Elements to continue providing the […]
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Visual Elements Partners with SigmaQ to Enhance Retail Solutions
Visual Elements is excited to announce our strategic partnership with SigmaQ, a leader in luxury packaging and merchandising solutions across the Americas. This partnership marks an important milestone for us, as we merge Visual Elements’ expertise in high-end millwork, custom store fixtures and displays with SigmaQ’s expansive customer network and luxury visual merchandising capabilities. Since […]
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3 Cannabis Retail Design Trends for 2024
As the cannabis industry continues to mature, several dispensary design trends have gained prominence across markets. These trends help shape the cannabis industry and allow dispensaries to deliver exceptional customer experiences through innovative and cutting-edge design strategies. By incorporating flexible and modular solutions, creating visually captivating spaces, and integrating modern technologies, dispensaries are elevating the cannabis […]
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Marijuana Venture Magazine – Park Social: “Distinctly Alameda”
By Patrick Wagner in Marijuana Venture Magazine Aaron Kraw and Justin Jarin knew Park Social had to be something special. While it was one of the first adult-use stores to open in Alameda and was occupying one of the city’s most recognizable downtown buildings, it was also a homecoming of sorts for the two co-founders. […]
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How to Design a Cannabis Dispensary in Missouri
Missouri recently legalized adult-use cannabis and residents can now legally purchase and possess cannabis for recreational use. Adult-use cannabis sales began in February 2023, and the state has since witnessed an unprecedented surge in cannabis sales, shattering expectations and generating substantial revenue for the state’s economy. The Missouri cannabis industry has quickly become a key […]
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How to Design a Cannabis Dispensary in New York
Although New York has had legal medical marijuana since 2014, the state’s recreational cannabis program is still in its infancy. Legalized in 2021 through the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), the first adult-use dispensary opened on December 29, 2022. Now, recreational cannabis retailers in New York are projected to generate between $1 billion-$1.2 billion in sales […]
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How to Design a Cannabis Dispensary in Ohio
Since the legalization of medical marijuana in Ohio, the program has been growing rapidly, even exceeding projections set by other thriving markets like Illinois and Massachusetts. Though growth has been steady since the program’s inception, there has been a spike in patient registration over the last year – with a 44% increase in August of […]
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How to Design a Cannabis Dispensary in Mississippi
Mississippi started the year by beginning medical cannabis sales in dispensaries across the state. Medical cannabis was legalized in 2022 and Mississippi officially became the 37th US state to establish a medical marijuana program.
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Marijuana Venture Magazine – Green Qween: Behind the Scenes of the Award Winning Design by SevenPoint Interiors
By Garrett Rudolph Published in Marijuana Venture Magazine When Green Qween co-founders Andrés Rigal and Taylor Bazley were awarded the only social equity license out of 40 applicants for a cannabis dispensary in Downtown Los Angeles, they wanted to create a retail environment that embraced the company’s identity as a “qweer” brand without alienating non-LGBTQIA+ […]
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The New York Times – High Design: The Revolution Taking Over Cannabis Dispensaries
By Anna Kodé Published in The New York Times Article Photo by Joe Schmelzer for The New York Times Grateful Dead tapestries. Lava lamps. The distinctive orange inspired by Flamin’ Hot Cheetos dust painted indiscriminately on walls.
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How to Design a Cannabis Dispensary in New Jersey
The State of New Jersey legalized personal-use cannabis in 2021 and has been busy licensing businesses and launching this new market.
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Three Sleek and Modern Cannabis Dispensary Designs
As the cannabis industry matures, customers have more choices than ever when it comes to choosing their preferred dispensary.
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8 Things to Consider When Choosing a Cannabis Display Case
According to our design-build experts at SevenPoint Interiors, these are the top 8 cannabis display case must-knows.
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Cannabis Dispensary Design 101: What to Know Before Hiring a Pro
Based on the SevenPoint Interiors process, here are 5 questions to ask yourself before hiring a professional cannabis dispensary design firm.
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Ellie Mae and COFO Team Up On Cannabis Accessories Range
By Odessa Paloma Parker Publish in Fashion Magazine Cannabis legalization has opened up a world of possibility when it comes to paraphernalia design, and Canadian creatives are at the forefront of exploring the potential for what pot-centric accessories could look like. Read the full article
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High Style: How Design Elevates Cannabis Retail Stores
By Caitlin McCormack Published on Lift & Co Acquiring a cannabis retail licence in Canada is a lot of work (and sometimes a lot of luck), but for the fortunate few who get one, the work is just beginning. From securing a location to setting up branding, layout, and fixtures, there are many factors that […]
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Spiritleaf’s Emotion-Driven Model Is Franchising Its Way Across Canada
By Rob Hill Published in MB Magazine Calgary, Canada-based dispensary chain Spiritleaf aims to franchise nationwide. With eight locations open in Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan and another thirty-six expected to open soon in those provinces plus British Columbia and Manitoba, the company is well on its way to achieving its goal. All stores celebrate Canada, […]
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Create an Engaging Shopping Experience
By Paul Dhillon Published in Cannabis Retailer The modern cannabis consumer would love to go visit a store to see and smell all the different strains available, but that can’t happen. Regulations call for opaque child-proof product containers and a limited number of sensory display containers. Therefore, consumers have to trust staff’s recommendations. This provides […]
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A Look Inside the Hunny Pot, Toronto’s First Legal Cannabis Shop
By Toronto Life Hunny Gawri was heading home in an Uber one night when a friend texted to say he’d won the lottery. (The weed lottery, that is.) The Toronto-based real estate agent is one of five Torontonians (and 25 Ontarians) who won a sought-after cannabis licence from the Ontario Alcohol and Gaming Commission in January. […]
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Seven Point Interiors Brings Custom Retail Design and Manufacturing to Cannabis on a Massive Scale
By Patrick Wagner published in Marijuana Venture For more than 30 years, Canadian design firm and manufacturing company Visual Elements has been shaping shopping experiences and raising retail expectations through its work on iconic brands such as Coach, Ray-Ban, Louis Vuitton, Nordstrom and J. Crew. Recognizing the growing tides of cannabis legalization across North America, […]
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Better By Design: the Extraordinary Evolution of the Cannabis Dispensary
By Rob Hill Published in MG Magazine Not long ago, cannabis dispensaries were functional but hardly stylish. Nowadays, poorly lit establishments selling “pot” from funky jars in shady parts of town are rare. And good riddance. As the industry sheds the trappings of yesteryear, the emergence of multimillion-dollar, award-winning dispensaries speaks volumes about where the […]
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5 Designers and Builders Redefining Cannabis Retail
By Anne Forkutza published on Cova Cannabis legalization started to expand just as traditional brick-and-mortar retail was in the process of evolving. From strategically merchandising the store to facilitating the flow of customer traffic, to integrating digital technologies, dispensaries have started applying these and other dispensary design best practices inspired by changes stemming from traditional […]
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Budding Retail Segment: What Canadian Consumers Want in Cannabis Shops
Published in RetailEnvironments More than 100 cannabis stores are expected to open across Canada in the wake of the nation’s October 2018 legalization of recreational use. Where those stores are located, how they’re laid out, what they carry, and how the products are merchandised will affect how great a share each will have of the […]
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