Negative Growth in Cannabis? It Happens. April 16, 2018 Doug Brown Cultivation 0 Comments Sales of most legal cannabis products continues to accelerate at rates unheard of in established industries. As a result, interrogating the sales data tends to be an exercise in enthusiasm amplification — so many strong product categories, so many booming… Read More→
Thinking 4/20 is Meh? Think Again — It’s Massive April 10, 2018 Doug Brown News & Insights 0 Comments Marijuana’s big holiday, 4/20, is a huge day for cannabis sales. In fact, it’s the biggest one-day event of the year for the industry — last year between Colorado, Washington, Oregon and California 4/20, which fell on a Thursday, led… Read More→
California Sales Ignite in February, As Vapes, Edibles Keep on Burning April 2, 2018 Doug Brown Cultivation 0 Comments During just the first two months of recreational cannabis in California, sales for all types of cannabis products in the state expanded rapidly, a development probably connected in part to more dispensaries receiving sales licenses. But increased consumer demand, too,… Read More→
Long Distance Runner Flavie Dokken Goes the Extra Mile with Wana Brands March 27, 2018 Press Release On the Move, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE Popular Cannabis Edibles Producer and Ultra Marathon Runner Join Forces to Highlight the Positive Effect that Cannabis can have on Athletic Training and Recovery Boulder, Colo. (March 27, 2018) – Wana Brands — Colorado’s No. 1 selling edibles… Read More→
Gummy Mania Roots Even Deeper in California March 26, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments Like all states with legal marijuana sales, California consumers betray quirks when it comes to cannabis edibles. For example, their love for baked goods like brownies and cookies stood apart long before the pivot to recreational sales in January, especially… Read More→
Regulations and Taxes Threaten California’s Legal Cannabis Market March 21, 2018 Press Release California, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE California’s enormous cannabis tax and regulatory burden could drive up marijuana prices and keep consumers in the illicit market legalization was intended to replace Oakland, Calif.— March 21, 2018 — California’s demand for legal cannabis is expected to… Read More→
Truffle Hunting in Colorado and Oregon March 19, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments Opportunities sprout like weeds across the cannabis edibles landscape. But dead-ends, while not as prolific, also lurk in corners of the edibles world. And what stands as a tantalizing route towards success in one state sometimes appears forbidding in others.… Read More→
Med to Rec Reveals Fresh California Trends March 12, 2018 Doug Brown Cultivation 0 Comments How do Californians prefer to consumer their favorite plant? Prior to recreational legalization, we fully understood where those with medical licenses spent their money. Would full legalization change things? It did. So far, the shifts in consumer preferences between those… Read More→
Pre-Rolls Offer Sturdy Foundation, But Pre-Rolls Headed For Lift-Off March 5, 2018 Doug Brown Cultivation 0 Comments It isn’t the sexiest cannabis category in the world, but sales of pre-rolled joints have been strong and steady ever since recreational legalization began in 2014 in Colorado — and sales remain robust in all states with established recreational regimes.… Read More→
Brand Competition For Edibles Products Fizzy For 2017 March 1, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments Edibles Sales Strong for 2017, But Growth Declined Colorado’s edibles market hit $227.5 milion in sales during 2017, representing 21 percent in growth — a strong year, but growth fell back from 53.5 percent during 2016 according to data from… Read More→
Blue Dream Reigns Again in 2017, and So Does Sativa February 28, 2018 Doug Brown Cultivation 0 Comments Cannabis strains fought across 2017 for consumer affection, and people inhaling deeply over aromatic jars and examining buds under big magnifing glasses in dispensaries across Colorado, Oregon and Washington chose their faves with their wallets. And as it has been… Read More→
Pills Saw Big Sales Gains in 2017 in Colorado, As Flower Sales Languished February 12, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments The cannabis marketplace in Colorado thrived last year, with $1.54 billion in sales and experiencing healthy 15 percent growth according to cannabis market research firm BDS Analytics. While 15 percent growth is enviable for any industry, it represents a slowed-down… Read More→
Catching-up with Wana Brands’ Nancy Whiteman February 6, 2018 Rob Meagher Company Stories, Multiple State Operators, Processing, Spotlight 0 Comments It’s been nearly two years since we provided our readers with a profile of Wana Brands and we wanted to circle back and share an update on the progress you and your team have made, challenges you have dealt with,… Read More→
Oregon’s 2017 Saw Edibles Boom, Flower Flatline February 5, 2018 Doug Brown News & Insights 0 Comments Beaver State cannabis industry stores, growers and brands enjoyed a booming 2017 marketplace, with solid growth in most categories. We will explore individual Oregon categories in greater detail in coming weeks, but let’s first examine the broad market. Where is… Read More→
Concentrated on Concentrates January 29, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments Of The Big Three in cannabis — flower, concentrates and edibles — growth in Colorado, Washington and Oregon has been strong ever since recreational marijuana was made legal. But one of the categories, concentrates, tends to win the growth category… Read More→