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February 8, 2024

Emerald Earnings: St. Patrick’s Day’s Surprising Impact on Cannabis Sales

BDSA insights reveal a new trend as St. Paddy's Day emerges as a key player in cannabis retail growth. While 4/20 remains a key date in the cannabis calendar, an unexpected contender is emerging that deserves e...

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January 31, 2024

Small Categories, Big Wins: How to Optimize Cannabis Retail for Valentine’s Day

The New Year is in full swing, and cannabis businesses are already looking ahead to the biggest holidays for cannabis in 2024. At first glance, Valentine’s Day may not seem like an important day for cannabis s...

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January 19, 2024

Redefining Growth: Innovative Strategies for Cannabis Brands in a Price-Compressed Market

Discover how cannabis brands can turn market challenges into growth opportunities with strategic insights and data-driven approaches. With the pandemic sales boom in the rearview mirror, the cannabis indu...

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December 20, 2023

How to Maximize Cannabis Sales Leading up to Christmas

Despite a -20% decrease in total available shopping hours, the week leading up to Christmas day has shown incremental daily sales versus non-holidays weeks across all BDSA-Tracked markets for the last two annual...

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December 1, 2023

The Impact of US Cannabis Rescheduling

August 2023 was an opportune moment in U.S. cannabis reform. Right before summer ended, the Department of Health and Human Services delivered the recommendation to move cannabis from “Schedule I” (the classi...

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November 21, 2023

Top Five Best-Selling Brands in the Ohio Medical Market

Ohio became the 24th state to legalize cannabis after 56% of voters said yes to adult-use on November 7, 2023. While rules for adult-use are pending until December 7, Ohio’s robust medical market and diverse b...

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November 16, 2023

P&T Spotlight: New BDSA Platform Offers You Insights at Your Fingertips & Ability to get Gra...

We are excited to announce the new BDSA platform in GreenEdge®! The cannabis industry is quickly evolving, and we know how important it is to get the business actionable insights you need to stay ahead of the c...

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November 13, 2023

Top Five Best-Selling Brands in the Maryland Adult-use Market

July 1st marked one of the most anticipated days of the year for the US cannabis industry. Maryland opened its adult-use market; driving the Northeast to be one of the strongest regional cannabis markets in the...

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November 8, 2023

Veteran-Owned Cannabis Retailers and Brands to Watch

Cannabis plays a significant role in the lives of some American veterans. Too many service members have returned home with physical pain and others with symptoms of post-traumatic stress; many of whom struggle t...

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November 7, 2023

Targeting Medical Consumers to Make the Most of the Extract Market

Making up a 6%-dollar market share across BDSA-tracked markets, extracts are the fifth largest cannabis subcategory by dollar market share. Extracts may not be driving the bulk of cannabis sales, but BDSA Consum...

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November 6, 2023

BDSA Adds Ohio as 15th Retail Sales Tracking Market

BDSA has expanded Retail Sales Tracking & Menu Analytics to include the Ohio Medical market! In recent years, many have turned their focus to the booming Midwest; and for good reason. The Midwest markets hav...

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November 3, 2023

From Hazy to Clear: Incorporating Data in your Cannabis Business

In today's hyper-competitive cannabis landscape, a data-driven culture can make all the difference. Those who leverage data can confidently estimate the total addressable market, evaluate risk and opportunity, t...

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