New York Brand Power Rankings with Cultivated Media – March 2026
Cultivated Media published the latest New York Brand Power Rankings, powered by Lit Alerts for March 2026.
The Challenger Brands of New York – Feb 2026
Back at it with Cultivated Media this week and by popular demand we’re continuing The Challenger Brands series and updating New York’s most recent brands to watch.
The launch of the East Coast 8th Index with Cultivated Media
We’ve launched “The East Coast 8th Index” in partnership with Cultivated Media. The purpose of this monthly edition is to provide the industry with a directional tool to measure where pricing is headed.
IgniteIt Storm Prep Coverage Includes Lit Alerts Data
The IgniteIt team turned to Lit Alerts to provide data in the days leading up to the big snow storm. Check out the quotes from CEO Rick Bashkoff on how cannabis has become a consumer staple.
The Launch of the New York Brand Power Rankings with Cultivated Media
Earlier this week we launched the initial Brand Power Rankings in New York for February 2026 with the Cultivated Media team.
Retail Brew Storm Prep Coverage Includes Lit Alerts Data
The Retail Brew team turned to Lit Alerts to provide data in the days leading up to the big snow storm. Check out the data that shows some states had their highest sales in a year.
Two Great Events to Kick off 2026 in New Jersey and New York
I was able to attend the Secure the Bag event hosted by New Jersey Cannabis Chamber of Commerce in West Orange and then was fortunate to attend the first Highrise event presented by Cultivated Media and Gotham.
Winter Storm Fern Boosts Sales on the East Coast
Cannabis consumers certainly had a “stock-up” mentality on the East Coast during the approach of Winter Storm Fern.
New York City Will Soon Have More Cannabis Stores than New Jersey
NYC is servicing a population of ~6.5M with nearly the same efficiency (3.58 stores per 100k) as New Jersey services its ~7.1M residents (4 stores per 100k).
Highly Capitalized Network (HCN) Interview with Lit Alerts CEO Rick Bashkoff at MJBiz 2025
Appreciate Highly Capitalized Network-HCN for speaking with us at MJBiz. We had lots to talk about as we planned for 2026 and I’m happy to report that we’re off to a great start.
