
Rick Bashkoff, Lit Alerts CEO on Cultivated LIVE from Las Vegas Dec 5, 2025
Our CEO, Rick Bashkoff, joined Cultivated LIVE in Las Vegas along with Jay Rosenstein, Jeremy Burke, AnnaRae Grabstein and Marc Hauser.
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Our CEO, Rick Bashkoff, joined Cultivated LIVE in Las Vegas along with Jay Rosenstein, Jeremy Burke, AnnaRae Grabstein and Marc Hauser.

Lit Alerts broke down the median SKUs per store by category in New York.

As cannabis continues its annual run of increasing acceptance at the Thanksgiving dinner table, Green Wednesday has solidified itself as a reliable top sales day every year. Last week we looked at patterns from 2024, this week we’re looking at what changed in 2025.

In 2024 there were some interesting regional patterns for Green Wednesday. Even with discounts varying widely from 15-50% off, Green Wednesday once again delivered huge sales spikes for retailers across the country.

According to Lit Alerts most recent analysis this month, the median number of cannabis items on a cannabis retailer’s menu is 245. Including accessories and apparel, that number moves up slightly to 257.

Already a multi-billion dollar medical market, MSOs and one particular PA-based operator have been positioning themselves for adult use.