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Share of U.S. population who were medical marijuana patients as of 2019, by state
Percentage of the population in the U.S. who were medical marijuana patients as of July 2019, by state
by Matej Mikulic,
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Sep 13, 2019
In the United States, 34 states (including the District of Columbia) have legalized medical marijuana. This statistic displays the percentage of the U.S. population who were medical marijuana patients as of July 2019, by state. As of that time, an estimated 3.44 percent of California's population were medical marijuana patients.
Percentage of the population in the U.S. who were medical marijuana patients as of July 2019, by state
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by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Sep 13, 2019
In the United States, 34 states (including the District of Columbia) have legalized medical marijuana. This statistic displays the percentage of the U.S. population who were medical marijuana patients as of July 2019, by state. As of that time, an estimated 3.44 percent of California's population were medical marijuana patients.
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* Medical marijuana is not available (registry not open yet).
** This is a rough estimate based on Maine's numbers. There is a registry, but only a small fraction of California patients are registered.
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* Medical marijuana is not available (registry not open yet).
** This is a rough estimate based on Maine's numbers. There is a registry, but only a small fraction of California patients are registered.
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- Focus: Oregon
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- Number of legal medical marijuana patients in the U.S. as of May 2018, by state
- Percentage of the population in the U.S. who were medical marijuana patients as of July 2019, by state
- Percentage of U.S. adults that agree with select statements regarding their attitudes towards cannabis as of 2017
- Percentage of U.S. cannabis and opioid patients that agree with the use of cannabis as a substitute for or in conjunction with opioids for select opioid-related issues as of 2017
- Percentage of U.S. cannabis and nonopioid using patients that agree with the use of cannabis as a substitute for or in conjunction with nonopioid pain medication for select pain-related issues as of 2017
- Opinions of U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan veterans regarding medical marijuana in 2017
- Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt medical marijuana provides pain relief as of 2017
- Approval of medical marijuana in selected opinion polls in the U.S. between 1995 and 2015
- Number of medical marijuana dispensaries open in the U.S. as of May 2017, by state
- Typical revenue, expenses and startup costs for medical marijuana dispensaries in the U.S. as of 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
- Medical marijuana dispensary annual revenues in selected U.S. states as of 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
- Profitability of regulated and unregulated medical marijuana dispensaries in the U.S. as of 2017
- Average number of monthly and yearly customers at medical marijuana dispensaries in the U.S. as of 2017
- Forms of payments accepted by medical marijuana dispensaries in the U.S. as of 2017
- Total number of current, active medical marijuana patients in Colorado from January 2017 to December 2018
- Percentage of medical marijuana patients in Colorado as of June 2019, by medical condition*
- Total recreational and medical marijuana sales in Colorado from 2014 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Colorado state total revenue from cannabis taxes, licenses and fees from January to December 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Forecast of Colorado's share in the total U.S. legal cannabis market from 2016 to 2025
- Average price per ounce of marijuana in Colorado as of 2018, by city and quality (in U.S. dollars)
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- Distribution of medical marijuana patients registered in Oregon by condition as of April 2019*
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