San Francisco The grocery run, the fuel-up and the utility bill are all costing more these days — not to mention the surging home prices and rising rents.
While any cost savings are welcome news to consumers who are feeling price pressures elsewhere, the product trends don’t tell the full story, analysts say.
This means that states that have legalized the drug have set their own regulations, resulting in different market sizes and unique industry dynamics.
The cannabis industry has not been spared from the supply chain disruptions and labor market challenges spurred by the pandemic, said Bethany Gomez, managing director of the Chicago-based Brightfield Group, a cannabis market research firm.
“There’s been so many other unfortunate, negative influences with regards to this pandemic that we really did not want to be one of those,” she said.