How Much Does New England Spend on Weed? Three Factor Simplified Market Analysis

In a quick and dirty breakdown, we compared recent sales data for adult-use cannabis in New England to inform a basic market analysis that looks at pricing and per capita spending to judge market performance.
How Much Weed Did Connecticut Smoke in April? We Crunched the Numbers

We examine the consumption trends for Connecticut’s cannabis market in April 2024, including pricing, supply, and a quick use of our forecaster to find out that Connecticuters smoked about two thirds of an acre of flower in April.
How Could Schedule III Impact Profitability? We Simulated 4,000 Colorado Cannabis Businesses to Find Out.

Suffice to say (this article is about math after all),[1] rescheduling may have a variety of potential effects on cannabis businesses. Most notably for purposes of this article, many commentators have speculated whether rescheduling, as implemented, will remove the tax burden of 280E from state licensed operators.
Business Overview: Other Cannabis Licenses
Rounding out the medical and recreational cannabis license types, the Fire Business Strategies team discusses wholesalers, storage facilities, research and development, and event licenses.
Business Overview: Vertical Integration
In this week’s installment of the Business Overview Series, the Fire Business Strategies Team discusses the diverse approaches to vertical integration and ways independent licensees can maintain competitiveness.
Business Overview: The Consumption Lounge
In this week’s installment of the Business Overview series, the Fire Business Strategies team discusses the need for careful brand development in the consumption lounge space.
What’s In Your Genes? The ins and outs of in-house genetics programs for cannabis cultivators

Genetics. Strains. Phenotypes. Backcrosses. Generations. Mothers. Clones. Seeds. Tissue Culture. Today we’re going to explore in-house genetics programs, some of the pros and cons of fielding one, and strategies that cannabis businesses can adapt to manage their genetics program.
Business Overview: The Analytical Laboratory
In this week’s business overview, the Fire Business Strategies team discusses how analytical laboratories can thrive in today’s industry.
Is your cannabis business using its data?
Every cannabis business is collecting information, but not every company has the resources to crunch the numbers. Today we’ll explore the topic of data analysis and how it can reveal hidden value in your process streams. Cultivation schedules, production yields, sales metrics; thanks to seed-to-sale inventory tracking requirements, almost every cannabis business is gathering data […]
Business Overview: The Manufacturer
In this week’s business overview, the Fire Business Strategies discusses the keys to manufacturing success.