A recreational cannabis market in Montana could generate sales of more than $200 million in its first year of operation in 2022, according to a new study from the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research. The first barrier, however, is getting...
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New recreational cannabis markets are seeing quicker starts to sales
As public opinion changes and state regulators learn from those who have gone before them, the time it takes from the approval of medical marijuana by voters or lawmakers to the first recreational sales in a market is getting shorter. That could bode well for new...
Consumers’ cannabis buying patterns change markedly in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
Consumers' purchasing patterns involving marijuana have changed noticeably over the past several months in response to the coronavirus crisis. Marijuana shoppers are spending more money per visit to recreational retail outlets. But they are shopping less often,...
California marijuana tax revenues stall in wake of pandemic, job losses
A global pandemic, record job losses and massive budget shortfalls all contributed to what California Gov. Gavin Newsom called "no normal year" in his May budget revision - and cannabis tax revenues are just one of the victims of the serious "rainy day." Whether in...





