Under a Microscope w/ Dr MacRae: WA State
Jim MacRae is the founder of Straight Line Analytics, a company that leverages data and analytics to help policy-makers form better policy and to help businesses thrive in competitive markets. Guest links: Dr James MacRae https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesrmacrae/ High Intelligence https://www.HighIntelligence.org Show Notes: Retail Cannabis Sales Surge in March Flying Blind with Leaf https://www.straightlineanalytics.biz/2020/05/retail-cannabis-sales-surge-in-march-flying-blind-with-leaf/ WA State Retail Sales Data: 0:20 Retail, Wholesale & State cannabis expenditure breakdown: 6:40 Trust in brands & lab testing: 10:10 Regulators respons to testing: 13:13 Cannabis represents 3% of the State's revenue: 15:00 Cannabis VS wine tax revenue: 17:08 Wholesale cannabis prices trending up to $3 per gram: 18:50 Broken seed-to-sale tracking system: 22:30 Producers (farms) consolidating & retail shops expanding: 26:26 Crystal Ball prediction(s): 35:00 Washington's full potential & roadblocks preventing it: 38:58 Host: Josh Kincaid, Capital Markets Analyst & host of your cannabis business podcast. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshkincaid/ The Talking Hedge: Your cannabis business podcast covering cannabis products, business news, investments & events. https://www.theTalkingHedgepodcast.com Music Info: Song: Dark Trap Beats Hard Rap Instrumental | Gang | 2018Artist: LuxrayBeats Keywords: Cannabis Data, Marijuana Data, Cannabis Analytics, Marijuana Analytics, Cannabis Sales Data, Marijuana Sales Data, Hemp News, Weed News, Cannabis News, Marijuana News, Cannabis Business, Marijuana Business, Cannabis Industry News, Marijuana Industry News, Weed News 420, Talking Hedge Podcast, Cannabis Podcast, Marijuana Podcast, Business Podcast, CBD podcast, THC podcast