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Former Minority Cannabis Business Association President Shanita Penny.
John Hudak of the Brookings Institution.
Brandy Axdahl of the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility.
Derek Smith of the Resource Innovation Institute.
Caroline Kitchens of the R Street Institute.
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BDSA Reports Global Cannabis Sales Exceeded $21 Billion in 2020, Forecasts $55.9 Billion by 2026
BDSA forecasts a compound annual growth rate of more than 17% globally.
BOULDER, Colo., March 2, 2021 – PRESS RELEASE – BDSA announced today the release of its 2020 cannabis sales data and forecast future sales by region. Global cannabis sales reached nearly $21.3 billion in 2020, an increase of 48% over 2019 sales of $14.4 billion. BDSA forecasts global cannabis sales will grow from $21.3 billion in 2020 to $55.9 billion in 2026, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 17%.
“The cannabis industry faced numerous challenges in the past few years, none so potentially disruptive as the coronavirus pandemic in 2020,” said Micah Tapman, Chief Executive Officer, BDSA. “Our previous forecast was conservative based on the expected economic fallout from the pandemic, but the industry not only survived, it thrived and legal cannabis gained considerable ground, exceeding ou
By Kelan Lyons and Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror
In defending its vision for how Connecticut should establish a recreational marijuana market, the administration of Gov. Ned Lamont asserted common ground Friday with some of the proposal’s harshest critics, the advocates who insist on social equity measures to redress unequal enforcement of criminal pot laws.
“What cannabis and the war on drugs has done to our communities is unconscionable,” said Paul Mounds, the governor’s chief of staff. “And we have to take steps to not only right those wrongs but take steps to make sure that individuals are not only among the marketplace, but are a part of the marketplace.”