The number of strains for sale in the cannabis market grows, weed-like, every month. Do all of the new strain names always reflect entirely novel genetics? They do not. Sometimes old strains get new names, for example. But more times than not the new strain carries some genetic quirk that differentiates it from its sisters […]
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California Strains Battle for Supremacy — Kosher Kush On the Rise
What strains do Californians love? During December of last year, the month prior to the pivot to recreational sales, the nation’s favorite strain, Blue Dream, reigned in the Golden State. Consumers bought 330,587 grams of the sativa-dominant hybrid during the month, which translated into $2,808,277 in sales according to cannabis market research firm BDS Analytics. […]
Blue Dream Reigns Again in 2017, and So Does Sativa
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 for several years, cannabis lovers in Colorado crowned Blue Dream as their queen, according to […]
Blue Dream Doesn’t Always Lead the Strain Parade
Blue Dream was the Big Kahuna among weed strains in Colorado the year recreational sales began in 2014, and it seized the top spot in Washington and Oregon as they launched recreational sales. It sits at the top of the marijuana mountain in California now, too, as the state prepares to enter recreational sales. But […]
The states of strains
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 remain dwarfed, in terms of sales dollars and volume, by the thing that got the […]
