Author: Johnny Green
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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…
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Global Hemp Fiber Market Projected To Reach $73.55 Billion By 2030
Humans have used the hemp plant to make fibers for a multitude of purposes for centuries. In fact, archaeologists and historians have confirmed that ancient civilizations in China used hemp fiber to make pottery going as far back as 4,000 BCE. Hemp fiber has a number of uses, including but not limited to: Making paper…
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CBD Skin Care Market Forecast To Reach $14 Billion By 2030
Certain sectors of the emerging legal cannabis industry have the potential to experience a massive boost in demand in the coming years for various reasons, and one of those sectors is cannabis topicals and skin care. According to Grand View Research, the global skin care market was worth an estimated $135.83 billion in 2022. Cannabis…
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What Percentage Of Canadians See Cannabis Advertisements Or Promotions?
Canada became the second country to ever pass a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure when it implemented its new law in 2018. The only other country to have passed a national adult-use cannabis legalization law before Canada was Uruguay in 2018. As the first G-7 nation to permit national recreational cannabis sales, Canada has served…
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Are Legal Cannabis Sales Associated With An Increase In Youth Consumption Rates?
A common prediction made by cannabis opponents leading up to the legalization of adult-use cannabis sales in a given jurisdiction involves a potential spike in cannabis consumption rates among young people. However, a team of researchers from the University of Nevada (Reno), the University of New Mexico, and the New Mexico Department of Health recently…