Munchies of Choice Vary Between States’ Edibles Consumers October 15, 2018 Doug Brown Cannabis & Hemp Research, Processing 0 Comments We smoke, vape and slather our weed. We affix patches infused with THC to our arms. And more and more of us, too, eat our reefer. So far during 2018, edibles sales in major states garnered 15 percent of market… Read More→
Cannabis Consumers and Strains: Fealty and Fickle October 1, 2018 Doug Brown Cannabis & Hemp Research, Cultivation, Retail 0 Comments Cannabis enthusiasts are loyal consumers of strains, finding favorites and sticking by their sides for years. Right? Sometimes. But they are fickle, too. While it is true that some consumers rarely vary from a few strains, often for wellness issues… Read More→
Infused Pre-Rolls Fizzle in CA, Light-Up in CO, OR August 27, 2018 Doug Brown Cultivation 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Balms, Lubes, Patches: The State(s) of Topicals July 24, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Med and Rec in Colorado and Oregon Go Own Ways July 9, 2018 Doug Brown Cultivation 0 Comments Before pot shoppers in Colorado and Oregon open their wallets for a gram of Green Crack or a vape pen, they first must decide which kind of store to visit: medical or adult-use. Both dispensaries will carry roughly the same… Read More→
Candy Sweetens Cannabis Edibles Market June 25, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments Candy rules the edibles market, and it always has. But within the candy category, which includes gummies, mints, hard candy, caramels and more, trends diverge between states according to data from cannabis market research firm BDS Analytics. But one candy,… Read More→
Cannabis Beverages Modest Market, But Thirst Growing June 18, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments The cannabis beverage market is not large, compared to categories like flower and concentrates — less than one percent of all cannabis sales in Colorado, Oregon and California were spent on beverages during April of this year, for example. But… Read More→
Retail Oregon Prices Not Tracking Wholesale Drop June 5, 2018 Doug Brown Cultivation 2 Comments The news of the spring out of Oregon has been the plummeting of wholesale cannabis prices. Since just October of last year, according to some reports, wholesale prices have dropped by 40 percent. Oregon cannabis consumers do, indeed, have reason… Read More→
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→
How High Are Recreational Marijuana Taxes in Your State? April 27, 2018 AggregatedNews Banking, Finance & Real Estate 0 Comments As public opinion increasingly favors the legalization of recreational marijuana, a growing number of states must determine how to tax legal sales of cannabis. To date, nine states (Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington) and the District… 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→
Legal Marijuana States Seek Meeting With Jeff Sessions March 30, 2018 AggregatedNews California, Colorado, Oregon 0 Comments California, Oregon and other marijuana-friendly states are seeking a meeting with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in hopes of resolving the conflict between federal and state laws that has left the nation’s cannabis industry in legal limbo. Marijuana is illegal… 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→
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→