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CATEGORY INTELLIGENCE / 15 OCT 2026

NOWADAYS.

A breakout beverage brand.
A market at the regulatory edge.

Source-backed analysis of sales scale, consumer demand, direct competitors and the federal regulatory outlook. Built for decision-makers, not a sales pitch.

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01 / DEMAND & PRICE LANDSCAPE

Fast growth. Premium price pressure.

Category growth: 3D comparison

Estimated US hemp-derived THC beverage sales
$630M$1.1B20242025
+75% estimated year-over-year

2018 hemp market definition enabled rapid growth. Original 2030 forecasts are exposed to later federal legislation.

The premium 5 mg price test

Illustrative published direct-to-consumer pack-price equivalents / can
HOW BRANDS DEFEND PREMIUM PRICING

Distinctive consumption occasions, repeat purchase, retailer availability, trusted branding, and effective distribution.

Pack sizes, CBD blends and promotions differ. This is a positioning comparison, not equivalent unit economics.

02 / DIRECT COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE

Nowadays versus Willie's Remedy+

DIMENSION
NOWADAYS
WILLIE'S
Brand position
Hero product
Scale evidence
Likely advantage

Tap any company to open a more complete source-backed comparison. Neither company has disclosed audited comparable revenue in these sources.

03 / CUSTOMER INTELLIGENCE

Who is buying?

Reported Nowadays audience

25–65
Women

Company leadership commentary, not independently verified first-party audience data. The broader category includes both female and male adult consumers.

79%Relaxation motivation
60%Avoiding hangovers

Rounded survey percentages from a self-selected competing-brand sample.

Category buyer age mix

1,637 self-selected THC-beverage consumers, 2026
35–44
28%
45–54
23%
55–64
20%
65+
15%

Not nationally representative and not Nowadays' verified customer distribution.

04 / THE INDUSTRY'S NEXT CHAPTER

Consumer demand ≠ legal market access.

ENACTED FEDERAL HEMP CHANGE

December 11 changes the operating assumptions.

Finished hemp products with more than 0.4 mg total THC per container will lose the federal hemp exemption unless Congress changes the law. This affects mainstream 5 mg and 10 mg beverages and national distribution economics.

THE MIRAGE INTELLIGENCE LAYER

Connect the signals. See the decisions.

With permission to connect business systems, MIRAGE can reconcile retail velocity, repeat orders, customer attribution, competitive movement and regulatory updates in a unified owner-level view. No private Nowadays data is connected to this report.

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