Below I have compiled a list of data sources and reports on the marijuana/cannabis industry. Suggestions for additions are always welcome! Last updated: August 3, 2021
Specific Reports
- Key cannabis sector questions to ask now – Ernst & Young Canada (July 20, 2021)
- Colorado Medical Enforcement Division (MED) Annual and Mid-Year Reports from 2014-Present
- Deloitte Consulting “A society in transition, an industry ready to bloom”,
2018 cannabis report on Canadian market (June 2018) - The Economic Effects of Marijuana Industry in Colorado (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, April 16, 2018)
- Legal Commercial Cannabis Sales in Colorado and Washington: What Can We Learn? (Brookings Institute, July 2016)
- Colorado Department of Public Safety
– Impacts of Marijuana Legalization in Colorado A Report Pursuant to C.R.S. 24-33.4-516 (July 2021)
– Impacts of Marijuana Legalization in Colorado A Report Pursuant to Senate Bill 13‐283 (October 2018)
– Marijuana Legalization in Colorado: Early Findings (March 2016 report, PDF file). This report received media coverage in The Cannabist and Leafly. - Colorado’s Legalization of Marijuana and the Impact of Public Safety: A Practical Guide for Law Enforcement (Police Foundation, 2015)
State & Local Regulation
Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division – MED Licensed Facilities
Colorado Department of Revenue – Marijuana Tax Data
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment – Medical marijuana statistics and data
City of Denver – Marijuana Data & Statistics
Denver Public Health – Marijuana Data
City of Denver Medical and Retail Licenses
California Laws & Regulations
Canadian Regulation
Government of Canada Cannabis Regulations (Analysis of these regulations by Cannabis Compliance Inc.)
Statistics Canada – Cannabis Stats Hub
Government of Canada list of licensed producers of cannabis for medical purposes
U.S. Federal Regulation
National Institute on Drug Abuse – Marijuana
FDA Regulation of Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Products, Including Cannabidiol (CBD)
Analysis of proposed Marijuana Justice Act of 2017 (Harvard Law Review, Jan 10, 2018)
Commercial & Non-Governmental Information Sources
Brookings Institute Marijuana Policy Page
Rand Institute Marijuana Research
National Conference of State Legislatures Marijuana Deep Dive
MPG Consulting – formerly Marijuana Policy Group (Colorado)
Marijuana Business Daily – Marijuana Industry Data and Charts
- 2018 U.S. Wholesale Marijuana Prices and Supply Report
- Cannabis in Canada: Recreational Markets by Province
BDS Analytics (commercial firm specializing in point-of-sale, product level data)
New Frontier Data (which also owns Hemp Business Journal)
New Leaf Data Services (and Cannabis Benchmarks division)
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