4/20 is Coming

April 20, 2019
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4/20 BDS Analytics

The holiday always stokes robust sales. But this year’s 4/20? It’s gonna be big. We anticipate more than $100 million in sales on pot’s big day, making it the largest…

A More Conservative View of Canadian Cannabis Market Growth

April 9, 2019
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Canada Legal Spending Chart

Our research on the roll-out of adult-use legalization in Canada, published today in the Cannabis Intelligence Briefing titled Canada Leads the Way on Global Cannabis Legalization, is the first research…

Pharmaceutical Versus Dispensary Cannabinoids Competition

February 26, 2019
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pharmaceuticals vs dispensaries | BDS Analytics

Epidiolex Approval Queues Up Pharmaceutical Versus Dispensary Cannabinoids Competition Pharmaceutical cannabinoids have been around since the 1980s in synthetic or semi-synthetic form for the treatment of nausea related to cancer,…

Welcome to the East Coast: Three Takeaways From the 2019 Seed to Sale Show

February 21, 2019
BDS Analytics | Seed to Sale Show 2019

Welcome to the East Coast: Three Takeaways From the 2019 Seed to Sale Show This year, the NCIA Seed to Sale Show moved from West to East. The third annual…

The 2018 California Cannabis Marketplace in Review

February 18, 2019
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By the time it drew to a close, California’s first year of legal adult-use cannabis had matured into an industry behemoth. With $2.51 billion in sales during 2018 alone, California…

Top 10 Trends in Cannabis for 2019 (Mid-Year Update)

January 30, 2019
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Top 10 Trends in Cannabis for 2019 | BDS Analytics

–Updated August 2019– It’s that time where we look ahead into 2019 to establish this year’s cannabis trends. To jump start the process, we dove deep into last year’s retail…

Cannabis in 2018: The Ups & Downs of Legalization

January 18, 2019
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2018 Cannabis Industry Highlights in 2018: The Ups & Downs of Legalization

The worldwide legal cannabis industry saw massive changes in 2018, as detailed in the 2019 Update to “The State of Legal Marijuana Markets, 6th Edition” (SOLMM6), published January 15, 2019.…

What Was Hot in Pot in 2018: Top 10 Cannabis Product Trends

December 21, 2018
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Top 10 Cannabis Product Trends of 2018 - BDS Analytics

When Colorado kicked-off legal adult-use cannabis sales in the United States in 2014, unbranded flower fully dominated the marketplace, capturing more than 60 percent of all sales. Concentrates, edibles and…

From Sand to Snow — Californians, Coloradans Fire-Up Different Weed Styles

November 20, 2018
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They share plenty — western states with rugged mountains, lots of free spirits, a passion for craft brewing and loads of legal cannabis. But when it comes to marijuana, California…

BDS Analytics’ Top 10 Cannabis Market Trends for 2018 (UPDATED 11/16)

November 16, 2018
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BDS Analytics’ Top 10 Cannabis Market Trends for 2018

Make sure to check out our year-end recap of the Top 10 Cannabis Product Trends. Click to read. Legalization changes everything. And in 2018, legalization of cannabis, both for medical…