Author: Cannabis Data
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Global Cannabis Handheld Vaporizer Market Projected To Reach $15.9 Billion by 2031
The emerging global legal cannabis industry is made up of various sectors, with some of them possessing more potential than others. One sector that is sure to increase in size and worth in the coming years is the cannabis consumption devices sector. In comparing the legalization models of different jurisdictions, it doesn’t take long to…
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How Many Hemp Licenses Were Active In The United Kingdom In 2023?
The global hemp industry is far from being a new thing. For many centuries humans have used the hemp plant to make a number of things, from medicine to textiles. It wasn’t until the 1900s that hemp started to be prohibited by governments due to the forces of special interest groups. Thankfully, the global hemp…
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How Big Is Germany’s Legal Cannabis Market Potential?
Germany became the largest country to ever pass a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure. The CanG bill was first approved by members of the Bundestag in February and initial provisions of the measure took effect on April 1, 2024. The legal age for recreational cannabis in Germany is 18 years old. Adults can now cultivate…
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What Are The Best And Worst U.S. Cities For Cannabis Businesses And Consumers?
Colorado and Washington State made history in 2012 when their voters became the first in the United States to ever pass a statewide adult-use legalization measure. Since that time, 22 other states and the District of Columbia have also passed adult-use cannabis legalization measures, many of them permitting legal recreational cannabis commerce. Cannabis remains illegal…
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How Many People Can Legally Purchase Adult-Use Cannabis In Switzerland?
On September 25, 2020, Switzerland’s Parliament approved an amendment to the Federal Act on Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances that changed some of the nation’s cannabis policies. The approved amendment paved the way for the launch of regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot trials in Switzerland. National adult-use cannabis sales, such as what is currently in place…
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Missouri Dispensaries Reported Over $124 Million In Sales For March 2024
On Election Day 2018, voters in Missouri approved Amendment 2, a medical cannabis legalization measure, with 65.5% support. The adoption of the measure enshrined medical cannabis into Missouri’s state constitution. In October 2020, the first legal sales of medical cannabis in the state of Missouri occurred between a Missouri-licensed dispensary and qualified patients and caregivers.…
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How Many People Have Jobs In The U.S. Cannabis Industry In 2024?
One of the largest societal benefits of modernizing cannabis policies to permit a regulated cannabis industry is job creation. Every jurisdiction on earth can benefit from job creation, and the emerging legal cannabis industry can create viable jobs in nearly every area to some degree, whether it be in production, storage, retail, or ancillary services.…
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25% Of Utah Medical Cannabis Patients Still Obtain Cannabis Out Of State
On November 6, 2018, voters in Utah approved Proposition 2, which legalized the use of medical cannabis by qualified patients. Proposition 2 went into effect on December 1, 2018, however, a special legislative session was convened shortly after the new law went into effect. Utah lawmakers replaced Proposition 2 with a different measure, which was…
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How Much Are Legal U.S. Cannabis Sales Projected To Be In 2024?
The United States legal cannabis industry remains a patchwork of state-level laws and conflicting federal policies. Yet, despite the public policy hurdles and chaos, the emerging legal industry in the U.S. is thriving in places where it is allowed to operate. According to the Pew Research Center, “Since Colorado and Washington became the first states…
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Strong Majority Of Dutch Residents Want A Regulated Cannabis Industry
For many decades the Netherlands has served as a top international cannabis tourism destination, and for a long time was the undisputed champion of cannabis tourism. Over the last decade the Netherlands has ceded a considerable amount of its cannabis tourism market share to other jurisdictions that have modernized their cannabis policies. Coffeeshops in the…