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As the year is unfolding and the November election ballot is approaching, marijuana legalization advocates are making a last-ditch effort to fight for their cause. One GOP Missouri lawmaker decided to stir things up a bit by proposing a rather unorthodox idea on a Missouri House of Representatives...

By Michael Arrington, Senior Analyst/Director of Editorial, BDS Analytics Worldwide sales of legal cannabis re-accelerated in 2019, growing nearly 46% to almost $15 billion. The increase represents the largest yearly sales gain since Colorado launched adult-use sales in January, 2014. The...

Anderson Economic Group’s monthly AndCan Index shows resumed growth in U.S. demand for legal cannabis products in October 2019. This follows a two month plateau in August and September as the market took a break from uninterrupted growth between January and July. Year-over-year...

By William Sumner, Hemp Business Journal Among the most critical decisions a hemp cultivator makes is where to source seeds. Without a reliable provider for hemp seed genetics, cultivators risk losing an entire crop to disease, or worse, harvesting plants that test over acceptable limits for...

AEG’s monthly AndCan®Index indicated a flat level of demand for legal cannabis products in the United States in August. Anderson Economic Group produces the monthly measurement to observe market trends for these products across all 50 states. After continuing a steady upward climb through...

  Q: With more conversations about national reforms being had in Washington, D.C., what was the takeaway from your new report regarding the nationwide forecast for jobs and taxes pending federal legalization? By New Frontier Data A: In gathering the research presented in New Frontier Data...

By Bill Griffin, New frontier Data Special Contributor "The future is already here," according to speculative fiction writer William Gibson, "it's just not very evenly distributed. The future of cannabis is here, and it is playing out in North America. Analysis of data generated...

By William Sumner, Hemp Business Journal Contributor Illinois is going all-in on cannabis. In becoming the first state to legislatively enact (rather than pass via ballot measure) both to legalize adult-use cannabis and create a state sales marketplace, Illinois has seen a surge in...

By Beau R. Whitney, Vice President and Senior Economist, New Frontier Data Africa has seen an accelerating wave of cannabis reform over the past 24 months, much of the movement so far anchored to the south, in Lesotho's and South Africa's respectively legalized markets. Meanwhile, many...

What happens if you throw a party and then take the guests’ invitations away? That, in short, is what state cannabis regulators in California are finding out. Yet all glibness aside, it represents a looming issue which while awaiting a remedy threatens to inexorably choke the supply chain for...

Q: I am curious, how cannabis legalization might impact alcohol sales. Do cannabis users also drink alcohol? A: The usage patterns of alcohol and cannabis are nuanced and changing. While it is common for cannabis consumers to also use alcohol, many indicators suggest that cannabis legalization will...

Rumors of another federal shutdown notwithstanding, 2019 is poised to be a watershed year for cannabis reform potentially enabling a $56 billion annual U.S. cannabis market by 2025. Those were among the findings shared last week during a National Press Club event sponsored by New Frontier Data in...

Residents of California could be heading to the voting polls in November to decide the legal status of recreational marijuana. According to Reuters, the proposed "Adult Use of Marijuana Act" would make it legal for individuals over the age of 21 to possess up to one ounce of marijuana for personal...