What’s Cheap? Depends Upon Where the Sales Takes Place May 21, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments How much is that bag of Kosher Kush-infused gummies in the window? Among other things, it depends upon the state from which the tropical-fruit gummies are purchased. Colorado? Ouch. The average gummy product — most of which are packages containing… Read More→
Distillate Rises From Depths to Beat Oil In Vapes May 16, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments When vapes hit the market, the style of vape cartridge filled with cannabis oil dominated sales. While the vape marketplace included products like distillate and Live Resin cartridges, the straightforward oil was No. 1. Just two years ago, during the… Read More→
Prices Swing — And Some Prices Are Better Than Others May 2, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments Savvy dispensary owners, manufacturers and consumers anticipated significant price variation in the months following California’s launch into recreational marijuana. Most people expected prices to rise, and they did, for nearly everything sold through a dispensary. The rise of prices across… Read More→
High-CBD Edibles Juicing Growth in CO, OR April 23, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments The cannabinoid CBD garners increasingly more national attention with every passing quarter, as products land on mainstream (as opposed to licensed dispensary) store shelves, people buy the products online and the press devotes more coverage to the ins and outs… Read More→
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→
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→
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→
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→