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Articles by Eli McVey :
Chart: Missouri’s medical marijuana market draws thousands of applications
A rush of applicants – including several prominent multistate operators – are vying for plant-touching licenses in Missouri’s highly anticipated medical marijuana market.
Chart: Recreational cannabis stores will be few and far between in Illinois
Recreational cannabis sales are set to begin in Illinois at the start of the new year, but a lack of retail stores threatens to curtail the rollout of what could eventually be a $2.5 billion market.
Chart: Marijuana vape sales rebounding in some key markets – for now
Vape sales appear to be stabilizing in most major recreational cannabis markets in the United States, but with more bans and sales restrictions on the horizon the rebound could be short-lived.
Chart: Not all states’ cannabis social equity programs are equal
While a growing number of states have included social equity provisions in their marijuana programs, they’re approaching the issue in a variety of ways – with varying results.
Chart: Newer marijuana markets embrace social equity programs
Increased attention on behalf of lawmakers, regulators and the general public regarding the lack of diversity in the cannabis industry has prompted a growing number of states to institute social equity provisions into their marijuana programs.
Exclusive: US retail marijuana sales on pace to rise 35% in 2019 and near $30 billion by 2023
Retail sales of medical and recreational cannabis in the United States are on pace to eclipse $12 billion by the end of 2019 – an increase of roughly 35% over 2018 – and could rise as high as $30 billion by 2023.
