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About nine out of every ten comments submitted to the DEA on the proposal to federally reschedule cannabis either favored the reforms or called on the government to go further and remove cannabis entirely from the federal drug schedule.

Nearly half of U.S. cannabis operators believe that the cannabis industry is going to perform better in the coming year while just 19% say they expect things to get worse, per survey data from the 2024 MJBiz Factbook.

The annual Vangst Jobs Report found that U.S. cannabis jobs increased by over 5% in 2023, with the industry currently supporting 440,445 “full-time equivalent” positions.

According to the 2022 U.S. National Survey on Drug Use and Health, just over 11% of 12- to 17-year-olds reported consuming a cannabis product within the last year; the figure represents an uptick from 2020 and 2021, but a decrease from 2019 levels.

According to a recent Congressional Research Service report, there was a nearly 50% reduction in the amount of hemp crops planted in the U.S. from 2021 to 2022.

Data from the cannabis tech company Weedmaps found that retail cannabis sales on the day before Thanksgiving — dubbed “Green Wednesday” by the industry — surpassed average cannabis sales on Black Friday.

FBI data suggests that U.S. law enforcement officers made at least 227,108 arrests for cannabis violations in 2022, up from 219,489 cannabis arrests the previous year.

A recent study using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that binge drinking among teenagers tends to decline following the passage of adult-use cannabis laws.

Cannabis pre-rolls saw the highest year-over-year sales growth from 2021 to 2022 of any other product category in the industry.

A recent report by New Frontier Data found that slightly more than half – 52% – of cannabis consumers in adult-use markets get their cannabis primarily from dispensaries.

Millennial and Gen Z shoppers account for the majority of all cannabis sales in the U.S. (63%) and Canada (72.1%), according to recent data from the analytics firm Headset.

Delta-8 THC products have generated nearly $2 billion in revenue over the last two years.

A federal survey found 52.5 million Americans aged 12 and older, about 20%, reported having used cannabis over the past year.

The latest piece in our 2023 Cannabis Industry Predictions series features experts in cannabis data collection and analysis, operations management, technology, employment, industry events, and tourism.

The international industrial hemp market is expected to reach $18.1 billion by 2027, according to a new market report.

Research analysts at Cowen Equity Research say that legal cannabis sales in the U.S. have started eating into the sales of beer, wine, and liquor.

A new analysis of the latest Gallup poll found that Americans aged 18-29 are far more likely to smoke cannabis than cigarettes.

Matt Garippa is Chief Business Officer (CBO) of Order.co, a spend efficiency platform that helps cannabis businesses simplify how they purchase and finance growth.

A recent report found the international medical cannabis market could grow an estimated 19% from 2022 to 2028 to reach a $40 billion global value.

Cree Robinson is the Co-Founder of touCanna, a software platform linking cannabis dispensary operations, data, and team management.

Cannabis wellness firm Jointly today announced it will reimburse its employees up to $150 per month for legal cannabis transactions made in the pursuit of purposeful cannabis consumption.

A new report found a 5,100% price difference between the most expensive and most affordable CBD consumer products.

A new report by cannabis data and analytics firm Headset projects that the U.S. cannabis industry could reach a $45.8 billion market potential by 2025.