cannabis industry

By New Frontier Data Q: I keep seeing stories in the news about hemp farmers having their crop stolen by people mistaking it for cannabis; is it really that common? A: From incidents ranging from New York and Pennsylvania to a particularly inept pair in California, the recent harvest season has...

By William Sumner, Hemp Business Journal Passage of the 2018 Farm Bill and the rise of CBD as a nutritional supplement has led to a boom in hemp cultivation over the past year. According to the U.S. Hemp Market 2019 State Rankings Report, the acreage for licensed hemp cultivation has risen by...

By Bill Griffin, Special Contributor to New Frontier Data As voters in the United Kingdom prepare to head to the polls on December 12, political conversation revolves mainly around the Brexit question, though there are other issues on the ballot. While cannabis does not lead the agenda, it has...

Cannabis Countdown: Top 10 Marijuana Industry News Stories of the Week Welcome to the Cannabis Countdown. In this week’s rendition, we’ll recap and countdown the top 10 marijuana industry news stories for the week of November 25th – December 1st, 2019. Without further ado,...

Cannabis Countdown: Top 10 Marijuana Stock News Stories of the Week Welcome to the Cannabis Countdown. In this week’s rendition, we’ll recap and countdown the top 10 marijuana stock news stories for the week of November 25th – December 1st, 2019. Without further ado, let...

The European CBD market remains relatively immature, with most consumers being new ones, and about one in three (34%) having first used it within three months prior to the survey. Consumers also cited far-ranging reasons for CBD use, indicating that adoption holds potential to accelerate across...

By Molly McCann, Senior Manager, Industry Analytics, New Frontier Data Though Europe's CBD market remains nascent, widespread interest and the diversity of consumers' reasons for using cannabidiol promise to drive strong growth in the industry — but only if CBD products become more...

By New Frontier Data Q: It seems that the vaping crisis is not going away; how is the cannabis industry responding to the issue? A: The legal cannabis industry continues to grapple with EVALI, the CDC's working term for a raft of "e-cigarette or vaping, product use associated lung...

By New Frontier Data Q: Since the 2018 Farm Bill has legalized hemp cultivation for the first time since World War II, how much hemp is the U.S. importing? A: Prior to 2010, the United States was not a significant importer of hemp. However, as states began legalizing hemp production and the...

By Bill Griffin, Special Contributor to New Frontier Data Since 1999, after intense lobbying from unions representing French farmers, the THC limit for European hemp has been capped at 0.2%. Yet two decades hence, that standard is being blamed for negatively impacting the viability of the...

Cannabis is perhaps the most exciting retail opportunity to hit U.S. markets in decades. The lucrative combination of rapid sales growth, an ever-expanding customer base and government-enforced protection against mass-retail has resulted in a unique market that is unlikely to be replicated anytime...

Cannabis Countdown: Top 10 Marijuana Stock News Stories of the Week Welcome to the Cannabis Countdown. In this week’s rendition, we’ll recap and countdown the top 10 marijuana stock news stories for the week of November 18th – 24th, 2019. Without further ado, let’s get...

Cannabis Countdown: Top 10 Marijuana Industry News Stories of the Week Welcome to the Cannabis Countdown. In this week’s rendition, we’ll recap and countdown the top 10 marijuana industry news stories for the week of November 18th – 24th, 2019. Without further ado, let’...

These 10 states make up 57.9% and 57.7% of all illicit supply that is demanded in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020 respectively. The total estimated supply required to support the U.S. cannabis industry in 2019 is 29.8 million pounds, projecting to 34.4 million pounds (up 15.4%) by 2025. In 2019, 18.2%...

By Beau R Whitney, Senior Economist, New Frontier Data In New Frontier Data's The U.S. Cannabis Cultivation Report: 2019 Legal and Illicit Output by State, the estimated cultivation output in the U.S. for 2019 is forecasted to reach 29.8 million pounds, and expand to 34.4 million pounds by 2025...