The statistic shows the retail sales of recreational cannabis in the United States from 2014 to 2021. In 2016, recreational marijuana sales generated approximately 1.55 billion U.S. dollars and are projected to reach around 8.7 billion U.S. dollars by 2021.
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The statistic shows the retail sales of recreational cannabis in the United States from 2014 to 2021. In 2016, recreational marijuana sales generated approximately 1.55 billion U.S. dollars and are projected to reach around 8.7 billion U.S. dollars by 2021.
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The statistic shows the retail sales of recreational cannabis in the United States from 2014 to 2021. In 2016, recreational marijuana sales generated approximately 1.55 billion U.S. dollars and are projected to reach around 8.7 billion U.S. dollars by 2021.
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- United States
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- 2014 to 2016
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2016
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- Cultivation and retail investments in the legal cannabis industry in the United States from 2015 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Legal cannabis industry investments on cultivation and retail in the U.S. 2015-2017
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- Volume sales of adult marijuana flower in Colorado in 2017, by month (in pounds)Adult use marijuana flower volume sales in Colorado 2017, by month
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