There were 3.43 million recreational cannabis users in the United States in 2020. By 2025, this number is set to almost double.
Number of adult-use cannabis users in the United States from 2020 to 2025
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global legal adult-use cannabis market size from 2020 to 2025
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Production
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- Premium Statistic Cannabis cultivation licenses in the United States in 2022, by state
- Premium Statistic Cannabis production volume in the United States in 2022, by state
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State sales
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Consumption
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- Premium Statistic Adult use cannabis consumption U.S. 2020-2025
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- Premium Statistic Cannabis usage frequency U.S. 2020
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Prohibition Partners. (February 28, 2021). Number of adult-use cannabis users in the United States from 2020 to 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060216/us-total-estimated-cannabis-consumer-population/
Prohibition Partners. "Number of adult-use cannabis users in the United States from 2020 to 2025." Chart. February 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060216/us-total-estimated-cannabis-consumer-population/
Prohibition Partners. (2021). Number of adult-use cannabis users in the United States from 2020 to 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060216/us-total-estimated-cannabis-consumer-population/
Prohibition Partners. "Number of Adult-use Cannabis Users in The United States from 2020 to 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060216/us-total-estimated-cannabis-consumer-population/
Prohibition Partners, Number of adult-use cannabis users in the United States from 2020 to 2025 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060216/us-total-estimated-cannabis-consumer-population/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Number of adult-use cannabis users in the United States from 2020 to 2025 [Graph], Prohibition Partners, February 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060216/us-total-estimated-cannabis-consumer-population/