Explores the booming infused pre‑roll segment, examining market growth, consumer appeal and the manufacturing challenges associated with handling concentrates.
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Market growth: Pre‑rolls generated $4.1 billion in revenue with 394 million units sold from June 2023–June 2024globenewswire.com, and infused pre‑rolls accounted for 44.4 % of the market (≈ $1.75 billion) in the first half of 2024globenewswire.com.
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Consumer appeal: Describe why infused pre‑rolls (combining flower with concentrates) attract consumers seeking potency and flavor variety; note that pre‑rolls are now among the top drivers of cannabis sales, representing about 15‑20 % of total revenuegreenblazer.com.
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Manufacturing challenges: Explain how sticky concentrates can clog equipment; highlight innovations like PreRoll Press’s Fill N’ Fold system, which fills and closes 121 pre‑rolls in under 10 minutesglobenewswire.com and uses a Dutch‑Crown press to prevent canoeing and minimize wasteglobenewswire.com.
Quality control: Stress the importance of consistent dosing and even distribution when infusing; discuss equipment designed to handle distillate or live‑resin without jamsglobenewswire.com.