You might think that what happens in Vegas dispensaries stays in Vegas dispensaries. And surely some pot-shop shenanigans never do leave the Silver State’s biggest city. But the volume of flower sales? Market share for vapes? What kind of edibles Nevadans consume? That data and much more now is no longer secret, as cannabis market […]
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New Consumer Insights Data Offers Fresh Profiles of Weed Lovers
We write quite a bit about what people are buying at dispensaries, using extraordinarily robust point-of-sale data from cannabis market research firm BDS Analytics. What were the most popular strains in Oregon last month, or a year ago from today? What’s the growth trajectory for vape pens filled with distillate in Colorado during the second […]
Live Resin Enthusiasm Rises Nationwide
As we have covered rather extensively for two years, vapes rule in California, with market share for concentrates vaulting from 79 percent in January of this year to 85 percent in July according to cannabis market research firm BDS Analytics. No other state comes especially close, although at 71 percent market share in July, Oregon […]
Infused Pre-Rolls Fizzle in CA, Light-Up in CO, OR
Back in the Wild West days, before California enacted adult-use sales as well as a much more comprehensive regulatory structure, it was the land of the infused pre-rolled joint. For all of 2017, for example, pre-rolls — joints that in addition to flower contain concentrates like hash and caviar, among others — harnessed 28 percent […]
Blue Dream Strain Rules, But Kingdom Fraying
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 […]
Concentrates Growth Keeps On Truckin’
The most persistently muscular year-over-year growth (in dollar sales) in the cannabis industry during the past few years has revolved around concentrates. Yes, the entire industry in states like Colorado, Oregon, Washington and California grows every year, and subcategories, like gummies, have experienced jet-fueled growth in many states. But when we examine large categories — […]
Candy Rises, Chocolates Fall, During CA First Six Months
When California launched legal adult-use sales on January 1 of this year, with massive international news coverage and heated anticipation regarding sales, people wondered not only about how much marijuana consumers would buy. Questions about what kinds of products, too, dominated industry and media conversations. With fresh data from cannabis market research firm BDS Analytics […]
Who Do They Think You Are? Building Your Cannabis Brand
Without giving it more than a second, answer this question: What is your favorite brand? For many of you, a few recognizable names are coming to the fore: Apple, Amazon, Tesla, Patagonia. Whatever company that you thought of, chances are images of the company also populated your thoughts—almost assuredly their logos and their products. But […]
Balms, Lubes, Patches: The State(s) of Topicals
As the cannabis market matures across the second decade of the 21st century, some aspects of the industry, such as flower’s lead (albeit steadily diminishing) in market share, are likely to hold steady. But the cannabis market is ever-evolving. By July of 2021, market snapshots will reveal different consumer trends in pot-friendly states. For example, […]
Arizona Medical Cannabis Market: Grand Canyon Staters Love Brownies
Adult-use failed to win the vote in Arizona during the 2016 election, and a recent move to place cannabis adult-use legalization on the 2018 ballot failed to gain enough support. So adult-use in Arizona is at least a few years away. But that doesn’t meant the fine people of Arizona shrink from cannabis. Unlike South […]
