Cannabis Data Science

🚀 We forecast cannabis sales (and plants) in Massachusetts for the remainder of 2021 and for 2022 using Box-Jenkins methodology (ARIMA modelling). We visualize and save the forecasts so that we can compare the forecasts with actual data in the future. 🤝 Join the fun, data wrangling, and analytics in the Cannabis Data Science meetup: https://www.meetup.com/cannabis-data-science/ 🧑‍💻 Find the da...

Calculating statistics on large datasets is difficult, but simple statistics, if able to be calculated, can provide enormous value, provide deep insights, spark ideas for future research, and identify aspects that need further magnification. Support the group: https://opencollective.com/cannlytics-company Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannabis-data-science Join the m...

It is imperative to have the right tools (and data) for the task at hand. The idea is to merge objects by common factors, retaining the data points that you need in your analysis. Once you have augmented data, then you have created value by facilitating analyses that could not otherwise be performed or visualizations that can only be created with the augmented data. Get cannabis data: https://cann...

The lesson of the week: variability matters. We go back in time to discuss the origins of cannabinoid processing, early cannabinoid research, and the development of cannabinoid extraction techniques. Support the group: https://opencollective.com/cannlytics-company Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannabis-data-science Check out Cannlytics: https://cannlytics.com

You're not going to want to miss this meetup, especially if you're a lab owner. This week at the Cannabis Data Science meetup we calculate possibly the most important metric to your bottom line. Whether or not your lab is in business in 5 years from now depends on this metric. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannab...

Now 300 strong, the Cannabis Data Science meetup group delivers the first open source, open data forecast of cannabis sales in 2022. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannabis-data-science Check out Cannlytics: https://cannlytics.com

We do a deep dive on cannabinoids measured in East Coast and West Coast cannabis and find a structural difference that may stem from differences in how the cannabis is tested. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannabis-data-science Check out Cannlytics: https://cannlytics.com

Join the best meetup to date as we forecast cannabis sales across the U.S. in 2022. It is hard to conceptualize the staggering amount of money spent on cannabis, however, we do just that and concretize the enormous potential social benefit. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannabis-data-science Check out Cannlytics:...

We see-through our analysis of cannabis markets by concretely measuring market structure. We can now confidently classify the competitiveness of cannabis markets! Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannabis-data-science Check out Cannlytics: https://cannlytics.com

The Cannabis Data Science meetup group come back strong with an impactful discussion of economic surplus in the cannabis market. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannabis-data-science Check out Cannlytics: https://cannlytics.com

Today we begin to compare the structure and performance of cannabis dispensaries in various states with adult-use cannabis. We uncover an interesting pattern that warrants further investigation. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannabis-data-science Check out Cannlytics: https://cannlytics.com

We discuss the market implications of our analysis of Massachusetts and brainstorm ideas for comparative analysis with additional states. Join the fun, data wrangling, and analytics in the Cannabis Data Science meetup, every Wednesday at 8:30am PST | 10:30am CDT | 11:30am EST. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannab...

We finally complete our market analysis of Massachusetts. We successfully quantify the market, predict its future performance, and discuss the market implications, both past and future. Join the fun, data wrangling, and analytics in the Cannabis Data Science meetup, every Wednesday at 8:30am PST | 10:30am CDT | 11:30am EST. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and s...

Today we talk about the history of the structure-conduct-performance paradigm in the industrial organization field of economics and how economic models can be used to analyze regulatory policy, the potential for collusion, and market competition and concentration. Join the fun, data wrangling, and analytics in the Cannabis Data Science meetup, every Wednesday at 8:30am PST | 10:30am CDT | 11:30am...

Today we utilize a number of techniques that we have covered to perform a powerful market analysis of Massachusetts' cannabis market and begin to predict market performance in Massachusetts in the coming year, 2022. Join the fun, data wrangling, and analytics in the Cannabis Data Science meetup, every Wednesday at 8:30am PST | 10:30am CDT | 11:30am EST. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.l...

Today we apply the 10 commandments of forecasting and utilize a nifty vector autoregressive (VAR) model to forecast cannabis sales in Massachusetts. Join the fun, data wrangling, and analytics in the Cannabis Data Science meetup, every Wednesday at 8:30am PST | 10:30am CDT | 11:30am EST. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannly...

Albeit impromptu, we manage to discuss the history of quality assurance in the cannabis industry and how it was curiously spurred by the hops latent viroid. Join the fun, data wrangling, and analytics in the Cannabis Data Science meetup, every Wednesday at 8:30am PST | 10:30am CDT | 11:30am EST. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.co...

We attempt to fit economic models using Massachusetts cannabis data and explore model pitfalls and bias. Join the fun, data wrangling, and analytics in the Cannabis Data Science meetup, every Wednesday at 8:30am PST | 10:30am CDT | 11:30am EST. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannabis-data-science Check out Cannlyt...

Today we conduct a partial equilibrium analysis of the cannabis industry in Massachusetts, estimating prices, wages, and rates of return. Join the fun, data wrangling, and analytics in the Cannabis Data Science meetup, every Wednesday at 8:30am PST | 10:30am CDT | 11:30am EST. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannab...

Today we break new ground by estimating GDP from permitted adult-use cannabis in Massachusetts. Join the fun, data wrangling, and analytics in the Cannabis Data Science meetup, every Wednesday at 8:30am PST | 10:30am CDT | 11:30am EST. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannabis-data-science Check out Cannlytics: http...

An extraordinary day of cannabinoid and terpene data crunching followed by data exploration in Massachusetts. Join the fun, data wrangling, and analytics in the Cannabis Data Science meetup, every Wednesday at 8:30am PST | 10:30am CDT | 11:30am EST. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannabis-data-science Check out Ca...

Terpene data galore! We discover a treasure trove of public cannabis terpene data published graciously by Connecticut Open Data and calculate the prevalence of various terpenes. Join the fun, data wrangling, and analytics in the Cannabis Data Science meetup, every Wednesday at 8:30am PST | 10:30am CDT | 11:30am EST. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source co...

Discussions of market competitiveness and scale led us to a fruitful discussion of barriers to entry, including high capital costs, both financial and human. Join the fun, data wrangling, and analytics in the Cannabis Data Science meetup, every Wednesday at 8:30am PST | 10:30am CDT | 11:30am EST. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.c...

This week we big looking at measure of market competitiveness, licensees per capita, along geographic lines in Oklahoma. Join the fun, data wrangling, and analytics in the Cannabis Data Science meetup, every Wednesday at 8:30am PST | 10:30am CDT | 11:30am EST. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannabis-data-science C...

After a 'snafu' on Wednesday, we manage to analyze 4 types of cannabis in Washington State, from 'Paris' Las Vegas. Join the fun, data wrangling, and analytics in the Cannabis Data Science meetup, every Wednesday at 8:30am PST | 10:30am CDT | 11:30am EST. Support the group: https://cannlytics.page.link/donate Find the data and source code: https://github.com/cannlytics/cannabis-data-science Check...