Trends
Cannabis 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.…
Read MoreWhat Was Hot in Pot in 2018: Top 10 Cannabis Product Trends
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…
Read MoreFrom Sand to Snow — Californians, Coloradans Fire-Up Different Weed Styles
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…
Read MoreBDS Analytics’ Top 10 Cannabis Market Trends for 2018 (UPDATED 11/16)
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…
Read MoreTop 10 Ways People Are Consuming Cannabis in 2018
How many products contain cannabis? Hundreds. Flower – of course – and pre-rolls. Vape pens and concentrates like shatter and Live Resin. Creams and massage oils. Chocolate chip cookies, coffee…
Read MoreFlower, Where Have You Gone?
The recently launched industry intelligence publication, The State of Legal Marijuana Markets, 6th Edition, points out in its sweeping analysis of worldwide cannabis markets one trend that is likely to continue —…
Read MoreAmerica’s Own Homegrown Industry
It all begins with the humble plant. The fastest-growing industry in the United States relies 100 percent upon the simple cultivation and harvesting of one plant, cannabis sativa — its…
Read MoreWhat’s Hot in Pot Retail
Summer 2018 will bring more than warmer temperatures — the season will also turn up the heat on the cannabis market. As Colorado and Washington enter their fifth summer of…
Read MoreAre Old School Concentrates Still On Fire?
Back in the day, as in 2015, relatively novel forms of extracts, like shatter and wax, ruled the concentrates marketplace in Colorado. But their reign steadily eroded during 2015 and…
Read MoreCalifornia Out Of The (Golden) Gate: A Green Tide
The path towards California’s cannabis pot of gold may be lined in green — moolah and ganja. But the legal commercial ferment could even be more effervescent – the pot…
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