https://budally.com/blog/ Field notes on running a cannabis store: Metrc, money, loyalty and AI. en-us Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://budally.com/blog/a-checkbox-is-not-consent/https://budally.com/blog/a-checkbox-is-not-consent/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy 'opted_in = true' won't protect a dispensary, what a consent record must contain, how to triage a legacy list, and the only safe ways to reach the… https://budally.com/blog/connector-is-a-checkbox/https://budally.com/blog/connector-is-a-checkbox/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTreez's Winston makes a fair point: reaching a POS API isn't a moat. We agree — and a frontier model isn't one either. The durable parts are a ledger… https://budally.com/blog/what-an-audit-trail-should-contain/https://budally.com/blog/what-an-audit-trail-should-contain/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTIf an AI tool can change a price, send a campaign or submit a bill, its audit trail is a compliance document. The eight fields it needs, the two states… https://budally.com/blog/discounts-vs-repeat-rate-counterfactual/https://budally.com/blog/discounts-vs-repeat-rate-counterfactual/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA weekday vape discount that fired on Saturdays, a first-visit discount whose customers came back less often, and the matched-cohort method that found… https://budally.com/blog/learned-rules-you-can-read/https://budally.com/blog/learned-rules-you-can-read/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA vendor bills in cases. A store closes early on Sundays. A brand's promos never apply to medical. Every AI ops tool promises to remember these. The… https://budally.com/blog/what-learned-rules-are/https://budally.com/blog/what-learned-rules-are/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA learned rule is a correction made once and applied after: versioned, approved by a named person, shown on each draft, never above the state rule pack. https://budally.com/blog/michigan-wholesale-tax-book-it-in-cost/https://budally.com/blog/michigan-wholesale-tax-book-it-in-cost/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhere the January 2026 wholesale tax lands on an invoice, which account it belongs in, how it flows to COGS and the retail price, and the retail-tax-line… https://budally.com/blog/price-compression-index-your-shelf-out-the-door/https://budally.com/blog/price-compression-index-your-shelf-out-the-door/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPrices are falling faster than volume in most US markets. Before matching a competitor's number, compare on the same tax basis, match the same SKU, and… https://budally.com/blog/dispensary-month-end-close/https://budally.com/blog/dispensary-month-end-close/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTNine steps from state-system cut-off to QuickBooks journal — sales by license type, COGS by package, inventory valuation, tax liabilities by state, bills… https://budally.com/blog/loyalty-gap-recovery/https://budally.com/blog/loyalty-gap-recovery/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMost loyalty programs measure sign-ups. The number that matters is third-visit rate, and it falls off a cliff between days 21 and 35. How to find the gap… https://budally.com/blog/metrc-discrepancies-playbook/https://budally.com/blog/metrc-discrepancies-playbook/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPOS says 12, Metrc says 14; a receipt with no package; a package with no receipt; a tag on an invoice that isn't on the manifest. Nine named discrepancy… https://budally.com/blog/metrc-count-race-against-the-clock/https://budally.com/blog/metrc-count-race-against-the-clock/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTDaily package-level reconciliation, the 3%-of-sales tolerance some states apply, and why discrepancies found on day 28 are the expensive ones. https://budally.com/blog/schedule-iii-dual-license-books/https://budally.com/blog/schedule-iii-dual-license-books/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTMedical is out of 280E; adult-use isn’t. The recordkeeping split regulators asked for, and how to tag every receipt by license type. https://budally.com/blog/pos-api-comparison-2026/https://budally.com/blog/pos-api-comparison-2026/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTRead surfaces, write surfaces, webhooks, rate limits and partner terms — from the docs, with the gaps every operations tool has to work around.