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Jun 17, 2025 • 7 min read
Reggae On The River: The Cultural Heart of The Emerald Triangle

Reggae On The River is an important event for Northern California's Emerald Triangle cannabis culture. Higher Origins will be attending and launching new features.

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Feb 04, 2025 • 10 min read
California Cannabis in 2024: Analysis and Commentary

A breakdown of trends in licensing, cultivation, commercial, and manufacturing in California's Cannabis industry. We look into provisional licenses ending, large license conversion, and small farm trends.

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Jan 16, 2025 • 14 min read
The Problems and Hollow Promises of METRC's Retail ID

METRC Retail ID is a cannabis track and trace feature of the Connect API based on QR codes to inform California consumers and operators. We break down the problems with this new feature.

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Dec 19, 2024 • 39 min read
Report: Trying to Buy Small Farm Outdoor Cannabis in California

This report covers trying to buy small farm outdoor from 10 random california retail dispensaries, we discuss the products, sales experience, deep dive into the products, and provide our perspective on the state of cannabis retail for this category

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Nov 25, 2024 • 16 min read
How to use Higher Origins to Self-Brand and Grow Your Small Cannabis Farm

How to self-brand as a small cannabis farmer in California to get better pricing for your products, and how the Higher Origins platform can help you achieve this.

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May 06, 2024 • 8 min read
Dutchie’s 4/20 Failures: Growing Pains or Corporate Dysfunction?

Dutchie is a massive cannabis POS provider with a reputation for failure on 4/20. We tell their story and share our thoughts on their market position.

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Apr 21, 2024 • 9 min read
California Cannabis Market Summary for Q1 2024

Coverage of trends in licensing, square footage, and large license conversion throughout California's cannabis industry, as well as manufacturing and commercial sectors.

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Apr 01, 2024 • 9 min read
Cannabis Buyers Clubs: An Old Model May Help California's Market Mess

california's cannabis industry has a lot of economic problems, and the historic model of buyer's clubs may provide a solution

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Feb 26, 2024 • 5 min read
California Cannabis Data Transparency Reveals Track and Trace Dysfunction

California's Department Of Cannabis Control published inaccurate data which indicates issues with METRC track and trace

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Feb 12, 2024 • 12 min read
Ideal Cannabis Economics Part 3: Retail

Economic theory and practice to help California Cannabis retailers stabilize their business, supply chain, and help small farms

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