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The Doomed Product Detector: Which Cannabis SKUs Are About to Disappear?

Identifying Products at Risk of Discontinuation
CCRS
Product
Lifecycle

Detects underperforming cannabis products based on sales and inventory trends.

November 30, 2025

The Expiring Market: Who’s at Risk of Losing a License in Washington?

CCRS
Expiration
Licenses
License expiration is a quiet but powerful structural force. When thousands of licenses cluster within a narrow time window, the entire cannabis ecosystem feels the…
November 28, 2025

Understanding THC Potency in Washington’s Cannabis Market: What CCRS Data Reveals (Jan 2024-Oct 2025)

CCRS
Cannabis
THC
Lab Results
THC potency data in Washington’s CCRS system reveals:
November 22, 2025
 

The Price of Pot: Trends in Unit Prices by Product Type

An analysis of cannabis product inventory levels across Washington state
CCRS
Cannabis
Price
This four-year pricing dataset reveals a cannabis market that is highly stratified, increasingly efficient, and maturing toward CPG dynamics. For operators and analysts, the…
November 2, 2025

Inventory Efficiency in Washington’s Cannabis Supply Chain

An analysis of cannabis product inventory levels across Washington state
CCRS
Inventory
Products
Washington’s cannabis industry has matured past the expansion phase. The next era is defined by efficiency, precision, and accountability.
October 2, 2025
 

Behind the Brands: A Look at Wholesalers in Washington’s Cannabis Industry

How Washington’s Wholesalers Built a Two-Tier System of Scale and Specialization
CCRS
Cannabis
Wholesale
Product Diversity
4Years
The Bottom Line Up Front
Washington’s wholesale cannabis market is becoming a mirror image of its retail tier:
September 21, 2025

On the Road Again: Cannabis Product Movement Across the State

Analyzing Transportation Patterns & Trading Routes (2023-2025)
CCRS
Transportation
Supply Chain
3Yrs
A data-driven look at logistics, bottlenecks, and shipment volumes. Transportation manifests offer critical insight into the scale, flow, and hotspots of the cannabis supply…
September 3, 2025

Deleted vs. Active SKUs Among Licensees For Use in Branding and Product Lifecycle Analyses (2021–2025)

How SKU Lifecycles Reveal Brand Discipline in Washington’s Cannabis Market
CCRS
Cannabis
Product
Lifecycle
The Bottom Line Up Front
The Washington cannabis marketplace is evolving from growth through addition to refinement through deletion. Where once success meant more SKUs, now…
August 25, 2025
 

Category Evolution 2021–2025: How Washington’s Cannabis Market Grew, Flattened, and Specialized

From Flower to Formulation in Washington’s Cannabis Categories Evolved from Craft to Commerce
CCRS
Cannabis
Sales
Product
4Years
The Bottom Line Up Front
By 2025, Washington’s cannabis sector has matured into a multi-tier retail ecosystem:
July 3, 2025
 

From Seed to Sale: Plant Growth and Destruction Events

From Flower to Formulation in Washington’s Cannabis Categories Evolved from Craft to Commerce
CCRS
Product
Lifecycle
The Bottom Line Up Front
What does this means for market stability??
Plants do not fail randomly. They fail within systems.
June 26, 2025
 

State of the WA Auditor Office on Cannabis Traceability

How Washington’s Cannabis Market Found Its Balance Between Innovation and Saturation (2021–2025)
CCRS
State Auditor
Traceability

Using data to fact check WA State Auditor

June 5, 2025

Novelty Meets Maturity in the Washington Cannabis Market

How Washington’s Cannabis Market Found Its Balance Between Innovation and Saturation (2021–2025)
CCRS
Cannabis
Novelty
Geography
4Years
The Bottom Line Up Front
Between 2021 and 2025, Washington’s cannabis market evolved from creative chaos to data-driven retail sophistication. “Novelty” is no longer just…
May 22, 2025
 

Washington’s 4/20 Evolution: From Niche Retailers to $128 Million Month — April 2025 Sets a New Benchmark

Four Years April Cannabis Summary: 2022–2025
Cannabis
Discount
Revenue
Holiday
4Years
The Bottom Line Up Front
From $1.5 M in 2022 to $127.9 M in 2025, April’s cannabis revenue surge reflects not just consumer enthusiasm, but the structural maturity of…
May 1, 2025
 

2022–2024 Cannabis Retail Trends: Washington’s Cannabis Market Goes Full Scale

$731 Million in 2024 Sales Marks New Era for CCRS Data
CCRS
Cannabis
Revenue
Discount
3Years
The Bottom Line Up Front
Washington’s cannabis market in 2024 was no longer the experimental patchwork it was in early CCRS years. It had matured into a fully integrated…
January 28, 2025
 

What Washington Retailers Did for 4/20: April Sales Trends 2022–2024

Washington Retailers Show Maturity in 4/20 Strategies: Sales Triple, Discounts Steady
Cannabis
Holiday
Sales
Discount
3Years
The Bottom Line Up Front
Three Aprils into CCRS reporting, Washington’s cannabis retail sector has entered a new equilibrium:
May 1, 2024

Black Friday to New Year’s 2023 in Washington’s CCRS Era

Another Look at Year-End Holiday Season: Broader Mix, Deeper Discounts, Same Heavy Hitters
CCRS
Cannabis
Sales
Holiday
The Bottom Line Up Front
Washington’s cannabis market entered 2024 with strong seasonal momentum. The data paint a picture of consolidated production, strategic discounting…
January 31, 2024

Three Years of Washington’s Cannabis Holiday Economy Comparison (2022 – 2024)

Washington’s Cannabis Holiday Economy Hits $1.8 Billion — Three Years of Growth, Discounts, and Data Maturity
CCRS
Cannabis
Sales
Holiday
3Years
The Bottom Line Up Front
In just three years, Washington’s cannabis holiday economy evolved from a small, high-margin niche into a billion-dollar retail machine. The numbers…
January 31, 2024
 

Washington Retail Market: Two Years of Expansion, Correction, and Renewal (Dec 2021–Dec 2023)

Two Years In, Washington’s Cannabis Retail Market Finds Its Footing
Cannabis
CCRS
Revenue
Discount
Licensees
The Bottom Line Up Front
The data revealed an industry transitioning out of its onboarding phase into a steady operational rhythm. 2022’s surge captured the “great…
December 31, 2023
 

April 2022 vs April 2023: Cannabis Retail Trends and Discounting

Visualizing how CCRS April Sales Performance Changed Year-Over-Year
CCRS
Cannabis
Sales
Discount
Holiday
Interpretation Summary
June 2, 2023
 

Washington Retail Momentum — Licensee Reporting and Discounting (Dec 2021 - Dec 2022)

How Cannabis Sales and Discounting Evolved in 2022
CCRS
Cannabis
Monthly
Discount

Interpretive Summary
February 1, 2023

Black Friday to New Year’s 2022 in Washington’s CCRS Era

Another Look at Sales Behavior at Year-End Holiday Season
CCRS
Cannabis
Discount
Sales
Holiday
The Bottom Line Up Front
From 5th House Farms’ half-billion-dollar December to the enduring dominance of inhalable concentrates, Washington’s cannabis industry closed 2022…
January 29, 2023
 

What Marijuana Retailers Did for 4/20: Discounting Behavior in April 2022

Cannabis
CCRS
Weekly
Discount
Sales
Holiday
Despite popular belief that deep discounts drive 4/20 success, the data suggest a more nuanced picture. Washington’s strongest performers in April 2022 leveraged loyalty…
June 2, 2022
 

What Marijuana Retailers Did for 4/20 Holiday: a Look at Discounting Behavior During April 2022

Cannabis
Discount
Sales
Holiday
This analysis highlights that while the overall number of active reporting licensees increased from three licensee in Dec 2021 to 14 licensee in April 2022, discount…
May 31, 2022

The Five Ws of WSLCB’s CCRS Traceability Report

CCRS
Cannabis
Holiday
Weekly Totals
February 1, 2022
 

Black Friday to New Year’s 2021: A First Look at Sales Behavior in Washington’s CCRS Era

Cannabis
CCRS
Holiday
Black Friday to New Year’s 2021: A First Look at Sales Behavior in Washington’s CCRS Era
February 1, 2022

Black Friday to New Year’s 2021 in Washington’s CCRS Era

A First Look at Sales Behavior at Year-End Holiday Season
CCRS
Cannabis
Sales
Holiday
When Washington’s Cannabis Central Reporting System (CCRS) went live in December 2021, the transition marked the first statewide attempt to standardize traceability after…
January 31, 2022
 

The Big Reveal: Washington’s New Centralized Cannabis Reporting System

CCRS
Data Policy
Hello World
The Cannabis Central Reporting System (CCRS) became known on Dec 6, 2021, replacing BioTrackTHC as the traceability reporting software vendor at Washington State Liquor and…
December 10, 2021
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