Medical cannabis was the leading plant type cultivated by professional growers in the United States in 2020, according to 64 percent of cannabis cultivators surveyed. Adult-use marijuana came in second place at 51 percent.
Cannabis plant types cultivated by professional growers in the United States in 2016 and 2020*
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Cannabis Business Times. (June 1, 2020). Cannabis plant types cultivated by professional growers in the United States in 2016 and 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126968/cannabis-cultivation-by-plant-type-us-2016-2020/
Cannabis Business Times. "Cannabis plant types cultivated by professional growers in the United States in 2016 and 2020*." Chart. June 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126968/cannabis-cultivation-by-plant-type-us-2016-2020/
Cannabis Business Times. (2020). Cannabis plant types cultivated by professional growers in the United States in 2016 and 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126968/cannabis-cultivation-by-plant-type-us-2016-2020/
Cannabis Business Times. "Cannabis Plant Types Cultivated by Professional Growers in The United States in 2016 and 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126968/cannabis-cultivation-by-plant-type-us-2016-2020/
Cannabis Business Times, Cannabis plant types cultivated by professional growers in the United States in 2016 and 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126968/cannabis-cultivation-by-plant-type-us-2016-2020/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Cannabis plant types cultivated by professional growers in the United States in 2016 and 2020* [Graph], Cannabis Business Times, June 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126968/cannabis-cultivation-by-plant-type-us-2016-2020/