Canada’s recreational cannabis market grew just 4% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025, continuing a trend of decelerating growth from previous years, according to a new industry report. The analysis from Zuanic & Associates, which examined retail data from Hifyre, shows the market growing at a much slower pace …
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‘Stoner stereotype’ not enough for cannabis marketing
Cannabis marketing isn’t just about buying ad space on Weedmaps or Leafly anymore. But the options might not be obvious to everyone – and how you advertise matters as much as where, according to one marketing expert. Today there are a number of avenues available to marijuana businesses trying to …
Arizona marijuana market continues downward trend in February
Arizona cannabis sales stats are down for the second straight year in a row, and have taken enough of a dip that the Arizona Mirror described medical marijuana sales as “cratering” and recreational sales as “softening.” According to sales figures from the state Department of Revenue, annual sales are down …

Missouri revokes 25 cannabis licenses in social equity program crackdown
Missouri cannabis regulators revoked 25 more microbusiness licenses after concluding the operations wouldn’t be genuinely controlled by the disadvantaged entrepreneurs the program was designed to help, the Missouri Independent reported. The action brings to 34 the number of licenses canceled by the state since the social equity program launched in …