Maryland Cannabis Market Update: What’s in Store for Adult-Use Launch
Maryland begins legal adult-use sales on July 1, 2023. Despite declines in the medical channel, adult-use is expected to help the Maryland market return to growth for years to come, with adult-use sales contributing nearly a third of the forecasted 2023 state legal sales of $642 million.
Adult-use Legalization Spells Huge Opportunity in New York
More than two years after pledging support for cannabis legalization, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a legalization bill Wednesday morning that will pave the way for an adult-use market to be launched sometime in early 2022. The states medical program saw slow growth from its start, just reaching $111 million in sales in 2020, […]
Global Cannabis Sales Exceeded $21 Billion in 2020; BDSA Teams Up with Canaccord Genuity to Discuss the Latest Outlook
BDSA’s Chief Executive Officer, Micah Tapman and Vice President of Insights and Analytics, Kelly Nielsen recently joined Canaccord Genuity’s Bobby Burleson for a lively discussion surrounding BDSA’s latest market forecast. Here are the highlights!
Arizona Launches Adult-Use Sales in Record Time
With the launch of sales on January 22, 2021, Arizona became the 10th state with adult-use cannabis retail. The state is already home to one of the most developed medical cannabis markets in the country, as BDSA’s retail sales tracking shows that Arizona brought in over $1 billion in medical sales for 2020. While Arizona’s […]
Expectations for Federal Cannabis Reform in 2021
With the results of the 2020 election finalized, one of the clear winners was the cannabis industry, with every legalization proposal on the ballot passing. Voters in 2020 showed that cannabis legalization has grown in popularity to the point that it is no longer a partisan issue, but the progress seen in legalization at the state level has […]
Legal Cannabis Wins Big in 2020 Election
Acceptance of legal cannabis is rising across the United States and the 2020 election season was an eventful one for the cannabis legalization movement.
Growing Acceptance of Legal Cannabis and the Impact on Ingestibles
Global legal cannabis spending is forecast to reach $47 billion in 2025, a number too big to ignore for many companies and industries. The U.S. will continue to be the largest global market, driven by more and more adult use markets opening.