Scott Willis of Grizzle has an excellent article today -- Edible Economics: The Gold-Plated Marijuana Cookie -- that explains (indirectly) why the Thai Cannabis Corporation is focusing on selling ingredients rather than cured flower. Here's the key infographic: Among other things, note that the article cites a retail price of $12/g for "high quality cannabis… Continue reading Why we focus on selling “ingredients”
Author: Jim Plamondon
I drive change.
In the computing industry, I helped accelerate the adoption of disruptive computing platforms―including object-oriented application frameworks in the 1980's, Windows in the 1990's, .NET in the 2000's, and cloud computing in the 2010's―thereby adding millions of dollars to these platforms' vendors' bottom lines and accelerating the advancement of the state of the art.
Today, I accelerate disruptive change in the rapidly-expanding legal cannabis industry. As VP/Marketing at the Thai Cannabis Corporation, my goal is to establish the Company as the global cannabis industry’s de facto standard for cannabis oils, extracts, and isolates, by making it easier for manufacturers to earn high profits with the Company than with anyone else.
“It’s the price, stupid.”
When Bill Clinton was running for the US Presidency against G. H. W. Bush (Dubya's father) in 1992, his campaign's internal mantra was "It's the economy, stupid." This mantra advised his campaign staffers to focus relentlessly on Bush's weakest point, which was a sharp economic recession. The point was not that voters were stupid, but… Continue reading “It’s the price, stupid.”
Why Thailand?
Thailand is uniquely positioned to become the de facto standard platform for the global cannabis industry because only Thailand offers all five of these critical benefits: Legal, Tropical, Strains, Industrialized, Low-cost, and Stable. Legal: Thailand has legalized the production, processing, and export of cannabis for medical purposes (effective in 2019). Tropical: Thailand, being in the… Continue reading Why Thailand?
Which ounce would your neighbor buy?
Imagine that your neighbor is standing in a cannabis dispensary, faced with two ounces of top-quality cannabis. Both are award-winning, and they have identical lab reports from the same lab. Would your neighbor buy: The ounce that costs $160; or The ounce that costs $ 20? That exact choice could be coming to a dispensary… Continue reading Which ounce would your neighbor buy?
The Commodity Price: 1¢/g ($4.50/pound)
Part 1: The Commodity Price Here's a vignette from Cambodia in 1998: At a typical guesthouse you will almost always find community marijuana lying on the porch table. Scott, an English teacher living at a guesthouse, explains: “Marijuana is so cheap that it doesn’t make sense to be possessive. We just leave some on the… Continue reading The Commodity Price: 1¢/g ($4.50/pound)
The Adventure Begins…
"We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner! I can't think what anybody sees in them," said our Mr. Baggins, and stuck one thumb behind his braces [suspenders], and blew out another even bigger smoke-ring. Then he took out his morning letters, and… Continue reading The Adventure Begins…
