The states of strains May 22, 2017 Doug Brown Cultivation 1 Comment The dispensary marketplace is a lively bazaar, with established brands and entrepreneurs every day coming up with new products — everything from chewing gums to nasal sprays to CBD-packed concentrates and massage lotions. But the wide range of commercial innovations… Read More→
Edibles preferences diverge in different markets May 15, 2017 Doug Brown Processing 1 Comment Edibles enjoy a healthy chunk of the cannabis marketplace — for all of 2016, for example, the category captured 12 percent of the $2.41 billion marketplace within Colorado, Washington and Oregon on $282.02 million in sales. That’s an increase of… Read More→
It’s tea time for the cannabis market May 8, 2017 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments Cannabis with your cup of tea? Increasingly, consumers are saying, “Yes, please.” Cannabis-infused tea drinks are hot in the marketplace, and the thirst for pot tea is a fairly new phenomenon. According to data from BDS Analytics, a leading source… Read More→
4/20 Makes April One of the Kinder Months — In Colorado April 17, 2017 Doug Brown News & Insights, Processing 1 Comment 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,… Read More→
Tinctures Nab Growth Medal, But Concentrates Still Wow April 11, 2017 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments We are lucky to work in such a dynamic industry. Every category of products—from flower to tinctures to edibles—experienced robust growth during 2016 in Colorado, Washington and Oregon. Of course, some categories grew with more oomph than others. It was… Read More→
Q4 Flower Sales Up and Down April 4, 2017 Doug Brown Cultivation, Processing 0 Comments Flower remains the commercial backbone of most dispensaries in Colorado, Washington and Oregon. Consider: In 2016, flower captured 58 percent of the cannabis marketplace, with $1.35 billion in sales out of an overall $2.33 billion market. Flower’s market share is… Read More→
Popular Edibles Pricing Fluctuates March 28, 2017 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments According to research from BDS Analytics, a leading market research and data analytics firm in the cannabis industry, the spending habits of cannabis consumers fluctuates quite a bit for different types of products, such as concentrates, flower, and products within… Read More→