The CBIN Brief

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Coverage

Five ways we cover the market

BRIEF~1,200 words

The weekly read on where the market is moving.

FLASH~400 words

A single number that just changed, and why it matters.

FIELD NOTE~900 words

What a real operator did, sourced and anonymized.

DESK READ~1,800 words

A deeper take on a structural shift in the category.

RESEARCH~2,500 words

The data run in full — methodology and tables.

Recent

Latest from the desk

BRIEF6 min read

NJ vape sell-through is splitting by price tier

Sub-$30 carts are turning 2.3× faster than premium — but premium still owns the margin. Where the basket actually breaks.

Jun 12, 2026

FLASH3 min read

Flower AUR compressed 9% in 30 days

Average unit retail on eighths is sliding statewide. The three SKUs absorbing the drop — and the two holding the line.

Jun 5, 2026

FIELD NOTE8 min read

House brands are quietly winning the back bar

An operator we follow pushed house-brand pre-rolls from 4% to 17% of category units in a quarter. The shelf logic behind it.

May 28, 2026

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