Nine states that cast their ballots for legalizing medical marijuana during the 2016 election cycle also voted to elect Donald J. Trump as the 45th POTUS, according to a recent 2017 report.
Published by New Frontier Data, the 2017 executive summary probes the industry’s projected market growth, employment opportunities, and marijuana’s potential role as a key revenue source for states and municipalities. Additionally, the report identifies last year (2016) as a turning point for cannabis legalization and contemplates the industry’s uncertain future under the current administration.
Dissected and disseminated for ease of ingestion, the company offers one noteworthy disclaimer:
“Projections are based solely on the state markets that passed medical and adult use legalization initiatives as of January 2017, and do not include assumptions for any additional states which may pass legalization measures before 2025.”
Caveat given, according to the company’s 2017 report, the total legal marijuana market in the U.S. is projected to cultivate some sobering revenue by 2025 – hitting $24.1 billion.
Legal Marijuana Market Growth Spurt
Worth an estimated $4.7 billion in 2016, America’s medical marijuana market is anticipated to top out at $13.2 billion by 2025. And fueled by America’s changing demographics, the report projects that recreational sales will hit $10.9 billion during the same period.
American Attitudes Toward Marijuana
While not all Americans agree that marijuana “should be legalized, regulated, and taxed like cigarettes and alcohol,” the majority of respondents participating in the January survey thought it should. For the survey, Full Circle Research conducted a national poll of 1,671 adults, and found that 55 percent support the outright legalization of recreational marijuana — leaving just nine percent of the respondents in opposition to reform.
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Legalization Reaches Across the Political Divide
A noteworthy result of the 2016 general election was the legalization initiatives passed in traditionally red states. After casting their ballots for Donald J. Trump as POTUS, voters in states like Arkansas, North Dakota, Louisiana, and Montana also passed medical marijuana initiatives by a respectable margin.
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