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Impact of legalizing cannabis among U.S. residents 2017
Perceived impact of legalizing marijuana among residents in the United States as of January 2017
by Jan Conway,
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Mar 5, 2019
This statistic presents the perceived impact of legalizing cannabis according to U.S. residents as of January 2017. During the survey, it was found that 56 percent of respondents believe that cannabis legalization can improve the economy and create jobs.
Perceived impact of legalizing marijuana among residents in the United States as of January 2017
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by Jan Conway,
last edited
Mar 5, 2019
This statistic presents the perceived impact of legalizing cannabis according to U.S. residents as of January 2017. During the survey, it was found that 56 percent of respondents believe that cannabis legalization can improve the economy and create jobs.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- January 12 to 15, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,671 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
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- Survey time period
- January 12 to 15, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,671 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
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Statistics on "Recreational marijuana in the U.S."
- Overview
The most important statistics
- Sales of legal cannabis in the United States from 2016 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars) U.S. sales of legal cannabis 2016-2025
- Market size of legal and illicit cannabis in the United States 2018, by state (in million U.S. dollars) U.S. market for cannabis 2018, by state
- Year-over-year market growth rate of legal marijuana in the United States from 2015 to 2020, by stateLegal cannabis market growth rate in the U.S. 2015-2020, by state
- Tax revenue from medical and adult use marijuana in the United States in 2017 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)Taxable retail sales of cannabis in the U.S. 2017-2020
- Number of cannabis businesses in the U.S. as of 2017U.S. number of marijuana businesses in 2017
- Breakup of startup costs for medical and recreational marijuana retailers in the U.S. as of 2017Start up cost breakdown for medical and recreational marijuana retailers U.S. 2017
- 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
- Total projected U.S. jobs that could be created as a result of cannabis industry growth by 2020Estimated number of jobs created by the legal cannabis industry by 2020
- Retail sales
The most important statistics
- Recreational marijuana retail sales in the United States from 2014 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)Recreational cannabis retail sales in the U.S. 2014-2021
- Distribution of the cannabis products market in the United States in 2016, by categoryCannabis products market share in the U.S. 2016, by category
- Total recreational and medical marijuana sales in Colorado from 2014 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Colorado medical and recreational marijuana sales 2014-2017
- Marijuana sales revenue in Colorado from January 2016 to December 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Monthly marijuana sales revenue in Colorado 2016-2017
- Volume sales of adult use marijuana-infused edibles in Colorado in 2018, by month (in units)Volume sales of adult use marijuana-infused edibles in Colorado 2018, by month
- Volume sales of adult use marijuana-infused non-edibles in Colorado in 2018, by month (in units)Volume sales of adult use marijuana-infused non-edibles in Colorado 2018, by month
- Volume sales of adult marijuana flower in Colorado in 2018, by month (in pounds)Adult use marijuana flower volume sales in Colorado 2018, by month
- Value of cannabis sales in Washington State, United States from 2015 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Cannabis sales value in Washington, U.S. 2015-2018
- Legal state retail forecast
The most important statistics
- Forecast of legal adult-use marijuana sales value in Alaska from 2016 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)U.S. Alaska cannabis legal adult-use sales value forecast 2016-2025
- Forecast of marijuana sales value in California from 2016 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. California cannabis sales value forecast 2016-2025
- Forecast of marijuana sales value in Colorado from 2016 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. Colorado cannabis sales value forecast 2016-2025
- Forecast of marijuana sales value in Maine from 2016 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)Maine's cannabis sales value forecast U.S. 2016-2025
- Forecast of marijuana sales value in Massachusetts from 2016 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)Massachusetts' cannabis sales value forecast U.S. 2016-2025
- Forecast of marijuana sales value in Nevada from 2016 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)Nevada's cannabis sales value forecast U.S. 2016-2025
- Forecast of marijuana sales value in Oregon from 2016 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)Oregon's cannabis sales value forecast U.S. 2016-2025
- Forecast of marijuana sales value in Washington from 2016 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)Washington's cannabis sales value forecast U.S. 2016-2025
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- Total cannabidiol sales in the United States from 2014 to 2022*, by channel (in million U.S. dollars)U.S. total CBD sales 2014 to 2022*, by channel
- Total cannabidiol product sales in the United States from 2014 to 2022*, by market type (in million U.S. dollars)U.S. total CBD product sales 2014 to 2022*, by market type
- Total cannabidiol sales in the United States from 2014 to 2022*, by product type (in million U.S. dollars)U.S. total CBD sales 2014 to 2022*, by product type
- Share of sales of hemp-based cannabidiol products in the United States in 2017 and 2022*, by channelSales share of hemp-based CBD products U.S. 2017/2022*, by channel
- Share of sales of cannabidiol products in the United States in 2017 and 2022*, by product contentSales share of CBD products in U.S. 2017 and 2022*, by content
- Share of sales of cannabidiol branded products in the United States in 2017, by product type Sales share of CBD branded products in U.S. 2017, by product type
- Dollar sales of top cannabidiol product brands in the United States in 2017* (in million U.S. dollars) Sales of CBD branded products in U.S. 2017*, by brand
- Consumer behavior
The most important statistics
- Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal, or not?Americans on the legalization of marijuana 2003-2018
- Attitudes on the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017Consumer views on cannabis legalization in the U.S. 2017
- Number of people in the U.S. who used marijuana in their lifetime from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000)Number of Americans who used marijuana in their lifetime 2009-2018
- Frequency of marijuana consumption among adults in the United States as of January 2017Frequency of cannabis consumption among U.S. adults 2017
- Most common reasons for consumption of cannabis among U.S. adults as of January 2017Reasons for consuming cannabis among U.S. adults 2017
- Most popular forms of marijuana consumed among adults in the United States as of January 2017Preferred forms of cannabis consumed among U.S. adults 2017
- Distribution channels used for adult use marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017Cannabis sources used by U.S. adults 2017
- Share of consumers likely to visit states due to cannabis legalization in the United States as of January 2017, by stateU.S. consumers interested in visiting states with legal cannabis 2017, by state
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- Concerns about legalizing cannabis among U.S. adults 2017
- Capital raised with legal cannabis in the U.S. 2015-2017, by type
- Legal cannabis sales in the U.S. 2016-2025
- Adult use cannabis market value in the U.S. 2020, by state
- U.S. cannabis patents issued since 1976, by category
- Cannabis purchase frequency in North America 2016, by market
- U.S. medical cannabis market revenue by state 2016
- Adult use cannabis market value in the U.S. 2016, by state
- Number of capital raises of legal cannabis in the U.S. 2015-2017, by type
- Package sizes of cannabis flowers in the U.S. 2016, by type of use
- Share of weekly cannabis sales in the U.S. 2016, by day and type of use
- U.S. residents with legal cannabis access by type of permission 2016
- Amount of pesticides found in Californian cannabis 2017, by type
- U.S. medical cannabis market revenue forecast by state 2020
- Taxable retail sales of cannabis compared to total state sales taxes U.S. 2017-2020
- Locations Canadians prefer legal marijuana to be sold 2016, by gender
- Likelihood of consumers to try marijuana once legalized in Canada 2016
- Likelihood of consumers to try marijuana once legalized in Canada 2016, by gender
- Canadian cannabis purchase channel 2019
- Support for cannabis legalization in the U.S. in 2017, by age group
Studies
- Recreational marijuana in Canada
- Recreational marijuana in the U.S.
- The African Cannabis Report
- U.S. Cannabis Investment Report 2018
- Canadian Marijuana lndustry Snapshot
- Tobacco Use in Canada: Patterns and Trends, Special Supplement: Cannabis in Canada-2017
- Drug use in the Nordic countries
- Yahoo News/Marist Poll: Weed and the American Family
- Drug use in Denmark
Statistics on "Recreational marijuana in the U.S."
- Sales of legal cannabis in the United States from 2016 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Market size of legal and illicit cannabis in the United States 2018, by state (in million U.S. dollars)
- Year-over-year market growth rate of legal marijuana in the United States from 2015 to 2020, by state
- Tax revenue from medical and adult use marijuana in the United States in 2017 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Number of cannabis businesses in the U.S. as of 2017
- Breakup of startup costs for medical and recreational marijuana retailers in the U.S. as of 2017
- Cultivation and retail investments in the legal cannabis industry in the United States from 2015 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Total projected U.S. jobs that could be created as a result of cannabis industry growth by 2020
- Recreational marijuana retail sales in the United States from 2014 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of the cannabis products market in the United States in 2016, by category
- Total recreational and medical marijuana sales in Colorado from 2014 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Marijuana sales revenue in Colorado from January 2016 to December 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Volume sales of adult use marijuana-infused edibles in Colorado in 2018, by month (in units)
- Volume sales of adult use marijuana-infused non-edibles in Colorado in 2018, by month (in units)
- Volume sales of adult marijuana flower in Colorado in 2018, by month (in pounds)
- Value of cannabis sales in Washington State, United States from 2015 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Sales share of cannabis in Washington from January to May 2016, by category
- Share of cannabis category sales in Washington in May 2016, by brand and product type
- Forecast of legal adult-use marijuana sales value in Alaska from 2016 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Forecast of marijuana sales value in California from 2016 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Forecast of marijuana sales value in Colorado from 2016 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Forecast of marijuana sales value in Maine from 2016 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Forecast of marijuana sales value in Massachusetts from 2016 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Forecast of marijuana sales value in Nevada from 2016 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Forecast of marijuana sales value in Oregon from 2016 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Forecast of marijuana sales value in Washington from 2016 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Forecast of marijuana sales value in Vermont from 2016 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Total cannabidiol sales in the United States from 2014 to 2022*, by channel (in million U.S. dollars)
- Total cannabidiol product sales in the United States from 2014 to 2022*, by market type (in million U.S. dollars)
- Total cannabidiol sales in the United States from 2014 to 2022*, by product type (in million U.S. dollars)
- Share of sales of hemp-based cannabidiol products in the United States in 2017 and 2022*, by channel
- Share of sales of cannabidiol products in the United States in 2017 and 2022*, by product content
- Share of sales of cannabidiol branded products in the United States in 2017, by product type
- Dollar sales of top cannabidiol product brands in the United States in 2017* (in million U.S. dollars)
- Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal, or not?
- Attitudes on the legalization of marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017
- Number of people in the U.S. who used marijuana in their lifetime from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000)
- Frequency of marijuana consumption among adults in the United States as of January 2017
- Most common reasons for consumption of cannabis among U.S. adults as of January 2017
- Most popular forms of marijuana consumed among adults in the United States as of January 2017
- Distribution channels used for adult use marijuana among consumers in the United States as of January 2017
- Share of consumers likely to visit states due to cannabis legalization in the United States as of January 2017, by state
- Perceived danger of cannabis compared to other drugs according to U.S. adults as of January 2017
- Share of consumers that strongly agree that they would drink less alcohol if cannabis were legal in the United States as of 2018, by alcohol usage
- Level of concerns about legalizing marijuana among adults in the United States as of January 2017
- Amount of capital raised through legal marijuana in the United States from 2015 to 1st quarter of 2017, by type
- Sales of legal marijuana in the United States from 2016 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Market value of adult use marijuana in the United States in 2020, by leading state (in million U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of cannabis-related patents filed since 1976 in the United States, by category
- Purchase frequency of cannabis in North America 2016, by market
- Leading U.S. states based on medical cannabis revenues in 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Market value of adult use marijuana in the United States in 2016, by leading state (in million U.S. dollars)
- Number of capital raises of legal marijuana in the United States from 2015 to 1st quarter of 2017, by type
- Preferred package sizes of marijuana flowers in the United States in 2016, by type of use
- Distribution of average weekly marijuana sales in the United States in 2016, by day and type of use
- Share of U.S. residents with legal access to cannabis in 2016, by permission type
- Percentage of pesticides found in Californian cannabis in the United States in 2017, by type of pesticide
- Forecast of leading U.S. states based on medical cannabis revenues in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Tax revenue from marijuana compared to total state sales taxes in the United States in 2017 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Locations Canadians prefer legal marijuana to be sold as of June 2016, by gender
- Likelihood of consumers who have never tried marijuana to try marijuana once it's legalized in Canada as of October 2016
- Likelihood of consumers who have never tried marijuana to try marijuana once it's legalized in Canada as of October 2016, by gender
- Where consumers source cannabis in Canada as of June 2019*
- Share of consumers who support the legalization of marijuana in the United States as of April 2017, by age group
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