Goodbye, 4/20. With so many parties, events and sales taking place during the long holiday, the retail environment most likely experienced a healthy boost in Colorado, as it did last year. In Oregon’s medical channel (adult-use for Oregon did not appear until June in OR) and Washington, however, 4/20 last year was not a sales […]
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Cannabis Church Opens in Denver on 4/20
For the International Church of Cannabis in Denver, there were three reasons to celebrate on Thursday. First, it was opening day. The church, a more than century-old building recently adorned with brightly colored paintings by the artists Kenny Scharf and Okuda San Miguel, welcomed the public early in the afternoon, at which time no cannabis […]
4/20 Makes April One of the Kinder Months — In Colorado
Media coverage of cannabis spikes precipitously during 4/20 week, and so do the number of parties and events nationwide trumpeting the pleasures of our favorite plant. But what about sales? In Colorado, the 4/20-effect is real according to data from BDS Analytics, one of the premiere sources of cannabis data in the industry. For the first three […]
Will This April 20 Set a One-Day Record For Legal Cannabis Sales?
Just as chocolatiers fancy February, florists adore May and necktie retailers love June, the marijuana industry truly celebrates April. With the recent legalization of cannabis in certain areas of the United States, the unofficial holiday of 4/20 has legitimized itself. And the industry has the booming sales numbers to prove the holiday’s now-official status. When […]
