Blue Dream Doesn’t Always Lead the Strain Parade November 20, 2017 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Distillate Vape Cartridges Help Boost September Sales November 13, 2017 Doug Brown News & Insights 0 Comments September was good to the cannabis industry in Colorado, with record-high sales of $136.63 million according to cannabis market research firm BDS Analytics. September and strong cannabis sales go together — last year September was the No. 1 month for… Read More→
Growth Slowdown in Colorado October 30, 2017 Doug Brown Cultivation 0 Comments Month-over-month growth for the cannabis industry in Colorado has been strong since January 2015, the first month for which we had historical data to measure growth. That month, for example, saw growth of 36 percent compared to January 2014, according… Read More→
California Prices High for Legal Cannabis October 3, 2017 Doug Brown Cultivation 0 Comments California's decades-long reputation as an international cannabis growing powerhouse suggests prices for flower should be cheap. The logic: With enormous outdoor grows in the Emerald Triangle pumping out so much Blue Dream, Jack Herer and Gorilla Glue, the marketplace must… Read More→
Flower’s Dominance Fluctuates July 31, 2017 Doug Brown Cultivation, Processing, Retail 0 Comments Sales of flower — everything from grams of Blue Dream to ounces of generic hybrid blends — dominate in all states with legal recreational marijuana, compared to other categories like concentrates, edibles and topicals. During the first quarter of 2017… Read More→
Flower Price Declines Vary Between States July 10, 2017 Doug Brown Cultivation 0 Comments In the states with the longest track record of recreational sales of flower — Colorado, Washington and Oregon — the average price for a gram of flower declines every year. But the rate of decline among states is not identical.… 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→
Is There Room for Celebrity Brands? May 16, 2016 Chris Boudreau News & Insights, The Buck Stops Here 1 Comment We live in a high paced environment in the world of cannabis. It's a rapidly changing world, where I like to say, "The only constant in our industry is change." A year ago, it would have been nearly impossible for… Read More→