Then & Now: 2020 Recap and 2021 Predictions

Legal cannabis sales brought in an estimated total of $21.3 billion worldwide in 2020, a figure that is expected to grow to almost $56 billion by 2026. In this webinar, BDSA’s Jessica Lukas and Kelly Nielsen give profiles of the world’s biggest cannabis markets, with special focus on markets that will be key drivers of […]
2020 and 2021 Cannabis Market Review

Driven by expansion of existing markets as well as new markets coming online, cannabis markets both saw strong growth last year, with US markets seeing 46% year-over-year growth from 2019 to 2020. In this presentation, BDSA details major trends seen in 2020, including: Monthly sales trends for states covered by BDSA’s Retail Sales Tracking. Shifts […]
California Cannabis Market Review

California, the world’s largest single cannabis market, saw strong growth in 2020 despite difficulties brought by the pandemic and related economic fallout. This presentation provides a review of the market’s performance in 2020. Going beyond 2020, this presentation gives a look into the future of California cannabis and how much the state is expected to contribute to overall US growth by 2026.
Insights into the U.S. and Canadian Beverage Market

Continuing our three-part Holiday Season Webinar Series “Eat, Drink and Be Merry”, BDSAs own Kelly Nielsen takes us deeper into the edible market by showcasing the exciting developments in cannabis beverages. This webinar provides a high-level comparison of cannabis beverage sales growth in the US vs. Canada, gives a look into consumer preferences regarding beverages and explains the growing role that other cannabinoids such as CBD will play in the beverage market going forward.
Featuring special guests from leading companies in the beverage space: Luke Anderson, co-founder of Cann; Lori Hatcher, Head of marketing at Trust Beverages; and Jeremy Marshall, Brewmaster at Lagunitas Brewing Company.
Insights into the Edibles Market

Join Jessica Lukas, Senior Vice President of Commercial Development, for the first installment of our three-part 2020 Holiday Season Webinar series: Eat, Drink and Be Merry. This presentation details the size of the growing edible sector, which edible product categories are rising to the top in legal markets, and what BDSA’s Consumer Insights data can tell us about the future growth potential for cannabis ingestibles.
Featuring special guests from leading companies in the cannabis edible market: Steve Johnson, Senior Leader of Coda Signature; Cameron Clark, CEO of Sunderstorm Brands; and Ryan Crandall, Chief Product Officer and SVP of Sales for MariMed.
Using Data to Drive Investment Decisions: Part II

In the second part of this webinar series, BDSA presents a series of lessons for prospective cannabis investors. BDSA uses the competitive cannabis markets of Arizona and Colorado to illustrate three key lessons about understanding: cannabis consumers, brand and product mix trends, and market level pricing trends.
Using Data to Drive Investment Decisions: Part I

While it is easy to recognize the huge potential that the legal cannabis offers to investors, succeeding in the cannabis space requires a data-driven understanding of an increasingly complex industry. This presentation outlines some of the challenges to investor success and presents data-driven solutions offered by BDSA.