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DEA Report: Fewer Marijuana Seizures, But More Arrests In 2018

NORML

Federal agents seized fewer total marijuana plants in 2018, but made more arrests for cannabis-related offenses, according to annual data compiled by the US Drug Enforcement Administration. million marijuana plants nationwide in 2018. million marijuana plants nationwide in 2018. million in 2018.

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Report: Legal Marijuana Industry Employs Over 200,000 Full-Time Workers

NORML

The state-licensed cannabis industry gained over 64,000 new employees in 2018, and now employs over 200,000 full-time workers, according to data compiled by Whitney Economics and the online content provider Leafly.com. The full report is available online here.

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New Frontier Data Report – Combined U.S. legal and illicit cannabis sales totalled US$97 billion in 2021

Cannabis Law Report

A new report by New Frontier Data estimated that U.S. legal and illicit cannabis consumer spending reached an estimated US$97 billion in 2021, according to a new report by New Frontier Data. legal and illicit sales in 2021, cannabis consumer spending now exceeds spirits ($86 billion), validating the vast market opportunity.

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MJ Biz Report – Canadian producers destroyed over 500 tons of cannabis since 2018

Cannabis Law Report

Canadian producers have destroyed millions of packaged cannabis products and hundreds of tons of unpackaged marijuana since adult use was legalized in late 2018, according to data acquired by MJBizDaily. Interesting story and well worth reading. They write. 1,500,396 packages of extracts. 714,491 packages of edibles.

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Delta-8 Study Finds Products Used More In States Without Legal Cannabis

Veriheal

Since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill , which permits the distribution of hemp-derived products at the federal level, the popularity of delta-8, delta-9, and delta-10 products has surged. However, many of them are still psychoactive, albeit at lower levels than traditional cannabis sold in legal states.

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Real world data: CBD with CBN, THC, and melatonin is a winning formula for sleep

The Cannigma

Cannabis has been used for relaxation for millennia , and the use of melatonin supplements increased by over 500% between 1999 and 2018. While the data collection effort did not include a control group, the prime findings were found to be statistically significant – ie not simply due to chance. Is it the CBD, the CBN, or the melatonin?

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DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Spike, Arrests Fall in 2019

NORML

Federal law enforcement agents and their partners made fewer marijuana-related arrests in 2019, but seized a far greater number of plants than they did the year before, according to annual data compiled by US Drug Enforcement Administration. million in 2018. ” DEA data for 2019 is online here.

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