Author: Johnny Green
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How Much Medical Cannabis Does Germany Import From Canada?
Germany is home to the largest legal medical cannabis market on the planet, and that was true even before the European country adopted a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure in April 2024. Germany used to have a limit on how much medical cannabis could be produced domestically. However, that limit was removed as part of…
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Survey: Average Price For Legal German Medical Cannabis Is €7.49
Germany first launched sales of medical cannabis products through pharmacies in 2017, and since that time, Germany has become the largest medical cannabis market in Europe. While sales of many products found in other markets remain prohibited in Germany, sales of medical cannabis flower are legal. Frankfurt-based Bloomwell Group, Europe’s largest digital platform for medical…
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Legal Cannabis States Experience Higher Home Value Growth
Currently, two dozen states in the U.S. have adopted adult-use cannabis legalization measures, and all but one of them (Virginia) either have operating regulated recreational cannabis industries or are in the process of implementing one. Additionally, 40 states have adopted medical cannabis legalization measures, with some being more robust models than others. Permitting legal cannabis…
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New York’s Total Licensed Dispensaries Nearly Tripled In 2024
The State of New York legalized cannabis for adult use in 2021, with the first legalized sales launching in December 2022. The first legal recreational cannabis purchase was made by Chris Alexander, Executive Director of New York’s Office of Cannabis Management. New York’s Office of Cannabis Management recently released a report recapping noteworthy facts and…
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Legal Cannabis Has Generated $700 Million For Nevada Schools
It is no secret that public school districts across the country are underfunded in the United States. With that in mind, any dollar that can be generated outside of a state’s general education fund is obviously needed and welcomed, including in the State of Nevada. Nevada voters approved adult-use cannabis legalization in 2016, and the…
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How Many Medical Cannabis Patients Does Hawaii Have?
Hawaii first legalized cannabis for medical use in 2000, making it the first state in the U.S. to adopt a medical cannabis legalization measure via legislative action. Before Hawaii’s 2000 measure, all approved medical cannabis measures in the U.S. were the result of citizen initiatives. According to the most recent data from Hawaii’s Department of…
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Connecticut Cannabis Sales Topped $23 Million In June 2025
Legal adult-use cannabis sales launched in Connecticut roughly 2.5 years ago, and since that time, the state’s emerging industry has increased in market value. According to the most recent data from the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, combined medical and adult-use sales totaled $23,818,986.28 in June 2025. For contextual purposes, legal sales in January 2023…
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How Many Registered Medical Cannabis Patients Are In Canada?
Canada first legalized medical cannabis in 2001, although the North American nation’s modern medical cannabis laws and regulations came into effect in 2018 as part of Canada’s cannabis public policy overhaul. Lawmakers in Canada legalized cannabis for adult use in 2018 and updated their medical cannabis policies as part of the 2018 law. As is…
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Australia Is On Pace For 200,000 Medical Cannabis Approvals In 2025
Australia originally adopted its current medical cannabis legalization policy in 2016. The approved 2016 medical cannabis measure permitted registered healthcare professionals to prescribe cannabis-based products to suffering patients. Since that time, Australia’s medical cannabis market has increased in size and market value, and according to recently reported statistics, Australia is on pace to set a…
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Roughly 16,000 Thailand Cannabis Dispensaries Set To Close
In 2022, Thailand made regional history when it became the first country in Southeast Asia to remove cannabis from its national narcotics list. The public policy change resulted in thousands of cannabis retailers popping up across the country. Unfortunately, the public policy change proved to be short-lived, with Thailand’s Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin signing…