Cannabis Market Overview January 2021
Welcome to our monthly cannabis market overview.
Here are five key metrics from the previous month to provide you with a pulse check on legal cannabis markets. This quick read will present data on total sales, year over year growth, basket count, and more. You'll find a few shout-outs for brands & companies that achieved something noteworthy as well. You can also keep track of these insights for free when you sign up for Insights Pulse.
Metric Definitions
- Total sales = the total amount of sales for the month.
- YoY sales growth = calculates the percentage change in total sales from the same month last year.
- Basket count = is the total amount of transactions for the month.
- Average basket = total revenue divided by the total number of transactions.
- Brand concentration = is the % of the market that the top 10 brands make up (in terms of sales dollars). EX: in CA in Dec 2019 the top 10 brands held 32% market share.
The Alberta cannabis market
RIFF owned 7% of the Pre-Roll market within Alberta in December and has seen a 155% year over year growth. The majority of RIFF's Pre-Rolls sales (49%) comes from the Indica - Single Strain segment.
PROVINCE:
Alberta
TOTAL SALES:
$56.1M CAD
YOY SALES GROWTH:
73%
AVERAGE BASKET:
$47.06 CAD
COUNT OF BASKETS:
1.1M
BRAND CONCENTRATION:
40%
The British Columbia cannabis market
XMG hit the BC Beverage market in October and owned 16% of the market in November with 1,720% month over month growth.
PROVINCE:
British Columbia
TOTAL SALES:
$36.8M CAD
YOY SALES GROWTH:
93%
AVERAGE BASKET:
$44.56 CAD
COUNT OF BASKETS:
.8M
BRAND CONCENTRATION:
N/A
The California cannabis market
Jeeter was the top ranked brand in the California Pre-Roll market in December with an average month over month growth of 18% since May.
STATE:
California
TOTAL SALES:
$394M USD
YOY SALES GROWTH:
33%
AVERAGE BASKET:
$66.96 USD
COUNT OF BASKETS:
5.8M
BRAND CONCENTRATION:
26%
The Colorado cannabis market
NFuzed grew its sales 2,000%+ when comparing December 2020 to December 2019 in the Colorado Gummies market. In addition to spectacular year over year growth, NFuzed also saw 14% month over month growth.
STATE:
Colorado
TOTAL SALES:
$158.6M USD
YOY SALES GROWTH:
36%
AVERAGE BASKET:
$60.29 USD
COUNT OF BASKETS:
2.6M
BRAND CONCENTRATION:
29%
The Illinois cannabis market
STATE:
Illinois
TOTAL SALES:
$115.6M USD
YOY SALES GROWTH:
341%
AVERAGE BASKET:
$110.97 USD
COUNT OF BASKETS:
1M
BRAND CONCENTRATION:
N/A
The Massachusetts cannabis market
STATE:
Massachusetts
TOTAL SALES:
$80.2M USD
YOY SALES GROWTH:
61%
AVERAGE BASKET:
$94.27 USD
COUNT OF BASKETS:
.8M
BRAND CONCENTRATION:
N/A
The Michigan cannabis market
STATE:
Michigan
TOTAL SALES:
$94.1M USD
YOY SALES GROWTH:
195%
AVERAGE BASKET:
$80.59 USD
COUNT OF BASKETS:
1.1M
BRAND CONCENTRATION:
N/A
The Nevada cannabis market
Splash was introduced into the Nevada Edible market at the beginning of 2020 and was ranked number 9 with a 2.2% share in December.
STATE:
Nevada
TOTAL SALES:
$62.7M USD
YOY SALES GROWTH:
12%
AVERAGE BASKET:
$59.69 USD
COUNT OF BASKETS:
1M
BRAND CONCENTRATION:
34%
The Ontario cannabis market
Affirma was ranked number 4 in the Edible category within Ontario in November with an increase of 15% in sales from October to November.
PROVINCE:
Ontario
TOTAL SALES:
$68.8M CAD
YOY SALES GROWTH:
158%
AVERAGE BASKET:
$49.91 CAD
COUNT OF BASKETS:
1.3M
BRAND CONCENTRATION:
N/A
The Oregon cannabis market
Select owned 19.3% of the Vapor Pens market share within Oregon in December with a year over year growth of 58%.
STATE:
Oregon
TOTAL SALES:
$93.9M USD
YOY SALES GROWTH:
35%
AVERAGE BASKET:
$40.05 USD
COUNT OF BASKETS:
2.3M
BRAND CONCENTRATION:
23%
The Saskatchewan cannabis market
General Admission owned the majority (13.8%) of the Vapor Pen market in November in SK after entering the market in September.
PROVINCE:
Saskatchewan
TOTAL SALES:
$13.2M CAD
YOY SALES GROWTH:
77%
AVERAGE BASKET:
$47.56 CAD
COUNT OF BASKETS:
.2M
BRAND CONCENTRATION:
N/A
The Washington cannabis market
C4 Cannaburst stands out in the Edible market in Washington due to its 117% year over year growth with almost 100% of their sales coming from the Caramels, Chews, and Taffy segment in December.
STATE:
Washington
TOTAL SALES:
$119.9M USD
YOY SALES GROWTH:
20%
AVERAGE BASKET:
$34.50 USD
COUNT OF BASKETS:
3.4M
BRAND CONCENTRATION:
22%