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Root & Bloom ranked No. 1 in the 2024 Best Cannabis Companies To Work For – Cultivation list. CEO Tom Regan, left, and VP of Cultivation William Windham, photographed at the Root & Bloom cultivation facility in January 2024. Photo by Cynthia August

And the need for creating engaging work environments has only increased for all businesses. In 2024, the percentage of employees who are engaged at their jobs dropped to a 10-year low, according to a Gallup report.

Employee engagement is important beyond being a way to reduce turnover, however. Highly engaged employees achieve greater productivity and profitability, and higher customer loyalty/engagement, among other things, per Gallup’s Q12 Employee Engagement Survey. They also achieve less employee theft, and fewer quality defects, according to the survey.

In addition to entering to gain recognition for being great places to work, all companies that enter, whether they rank as a ‘Best Company’ or not, also have the ability to purchase from the Workforce Research Group an Employee Feedback Data Dashboard, which provides aggregated employee feedback and benchmarks to help the companies identify ways to improve their work environments and better engage employees.PayRio ranked in the No. 1 spot on the Best Cannabis Companies to Work For – 2025 list. Pictured are team members at Hall of Flowers in Santa Rosa, Calif.Photo courtesy PayRio

Cannabis businesses can enter to be a Best Cannabis Company here. The registration deadline is Oct. 3.

About Cannabis Business Times’ Best Cannabis Companies to Work For Rankings
The Best Cannabis Companies to Work For is a research-driven program conducted by Cannabis Business Times in partnership with independent research firm Workforce Research Group. Entering companies must complete an employer questionnaire about their workplace benefits and practices, and a certain percentage of their employees must complete an anonymous employee questionnaire.

One of the things that makes the Best Cannabis Companies to Work For rankings unique is the methodology, which heavily weighs (80% of a company’s total score) the employee feedback.

Ranking companies are featured by Cannabis Business Times and are able to display the program logo on their websites and in recruiting and marketing materials.

For more information, visit the Best Cannabis Companies to Work For — 2026 website.

View ranking companies from Cannabis Business Times‘ Best Cannabis Companies to Work For —  2025 here.