Author: Johnny Green
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How Big Is Belgium’s Cannabis Industry In 2025?
Whereas data from the emerging legal cannabis industry of various nations is fairly easy to locate, it appears that this is not the case for Belgium. The European nation is home to a legal cannabis industry, but pinning down how big it currently is is not easy. For this article, Belgium’s industrial hemp sector is…
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How Many Medical Cannabis Patients Does Poland Have?
Poland is home to the third-largest legal medical cannabis industry in Europe, only behind Germany and the United Kingdom. At its peak in 2024, Poland’s emerging legal medical cannabis industry served an estimated 90,000 patients. However, toward the end of 2024, new regulations took effect, and that has dramatically decreased the European nation’s legal medical…
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How Many Jobs Will South Africa’s Cannabis Industry Create?
South Africa is one of the most exciting places for legal cannabis policy and industry right now. The African nation first legalized cannabis for medical use in 2017. Another major milestone came in 2018 when South Africa’s top court declared prohibition policies against personal adult-use cannabis activity to be unconstitutional. Since 2018, South Africa’s government…
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How Big Is Austria’s Cannabis Industry In 2025?
Demand for low-THC cannabis products in Austria is considerable. Such products, often referred to as ‘cannabis light,’ were widely available in the European country in recent years, although they have been subject to an increasing amount of focus by cannabis opponents, regulators, and policymakers in Austria. Earlier this year, Austria’s Ministry of Finance determined that…
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How Much Does Legal Cannabis Cost In Germany At Cultivation Associations?
Starting on July 1st, 2024, entities can apply with their local regulatory authorities to start a cannabis cultivation association in Germany. According to recent reporting by the International Cannabis Business Conference, over two hundred entities have already applied, with the first cultivation association approved in Germany in Lower Saxony last month. Cultivation associations are part…
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Ohio’s Legal Recreational Cannabis Sales Averaging $1.7 Million A Day
Legal adult-use cannabis sales launched earlier this month in Ohio, and strong sales numbers do not appear to be subsiding. According to local reporting by WKBN, “over the first 19 days — $32.9 million worth of recreational marijuana has been sold — or an average of $1.7 million a day.” “Meanwhile, since July 1, sales of…
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Nevada Issues Six Cannabis Consumption Lounge Licenses To Social Equity Applicants
The State of Nevada will soon have more cannabis consumption lounges after regulators recently approved six new licenses, all to social equity applicants. There are currently only two legal cannabis lounges operating in the State of Nevada. “The applications were selected using random number generator software,” the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Control Board (CCB) stated in…
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Vermont’s Legal Cannabis Industry Exceeded Projected Market Value By 48%
In 2022, the Vermont Legislative Joint Fiscal Office projected that by June 2022 the state’s legal cannabis industry would have an annual market value of $86 million by June 2024. However, according to Vermont Cannabis Control Board Chair James Pepper, Vermont’s legal market reached $128 million in the fiscal year ending in June 2024. “Since the…
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Alcohol Consumption Is Down In Legal Cannabis Jurisdictions According To Multiple Surveys
Arguably the most successful cannabis campaign slogan of all time is ‘regulate cannabis like alcohol.’ The slogan was first championed by activists in Colorado leading up to their state’s successful legalization vote on Election Day 2012. The slogan was later incorporated by activists throughout the United States. To be clear, cannabis advocates were not shaming…
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Worldwide Handheld Cannabis Vaporizer Market Projected To Reach $18.1 Billion By 2033
The global handheld cannabis vaporizer market is projected to reach $18.1 billion in value by 2033 according to a market analysis by Allied Market Research. The market research firm estimates that the handheld cannabis vaporizer sector was worth $5.4 billion in 2023. “The handheld marijuana vaporizer market growth is primarily driven by the increasing legalization…