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First Look at Cannabis Consumer Retail Trends in Nevada

First Look at Cannabis Consumer Retail Trends in Nevada

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 research firm BDS Analytics this month launches its data platform…

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New Consumer Insights Data Offers Fresh Profiles of Weed Lovers

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 quarter? Chocolates that are high in CBD — what is…

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Live Resin Enthusiasm Rises Nationwide

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 is at least in the same ballpark for vape love.

Either way, it’s…

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Infused Pre-Rolls Fizzle in CA, Light-Up in CO, OR

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 of all pre-roll sales, according to cannabis market research firm

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Blue Dream Strain Rules, But Kingdom Fraying

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 and brothers. At this point, the world of strains resembles some hybrid of…

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Concentrates Growth Keeps On Truckin'

Concentrates Growth Keeps On Truckin’

The most persistenly 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 — flower, edibles,…

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Who Do They Think You Are? Building Your Cannabis Brand

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 it may also be the case that something intangible also…

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Balms, Lubes, Patches: The State(s) of Topicals

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, topicals — marijuana products that get…

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