Marijuana Business Magazine - May-June 2018

O PPORTUNITY Investment options abound as more countries legalize cannabis and need product.Most of the cultivation opportunities, for the moment, are in the export market while countries get their own programs off the ground and need product to meet internal demand. Eventu- ally, these countries will offer opportuni- ties for growers that want to take part in a domestic cultivation industry. In many of these markets, the best opportunities are in the manufactur- ing and processing sectors, which need expertise in extraction, concentrates and infused products.The ancillary sector also should offer opportunities. Marijuana Business Magazine looked at opportunities in 10 of the most inter- esting international marijuana markets and summarized their opportunities and challenges in the following country market profiles.To be sure, there are many more interesting markets to consider, but this list offers a glimpse of what’s possible. additional opportunities for studies that could help advance the industry. But this emphasis on medicine also translates, in many cases, into only limited retail opportunities in international cannabis.That’s because products are frequently sold through pharmacies, not dispensaries – although there are a hand- ful of exceptions. More opportunities exist in cultiva- tion as countries roll out their programs GOING GL BAL May-June 2018 • Marijuana Business Magazine • 57