New Cannabis Report Predicts Legal Sales To Reach Nearly $30 Billion By 2025

New Frontier Data, a Washington, D.C.-based cannabis researcher, has just released a new industry report that takes a detailed look at forecasts and trends. Also subject to scrutiny are revenue projections, the black market, consumer behavior and potential interaction with the U.S. opioids market. Dubbed “The U.S. Cannabis Report 2019 Industry Outlook,” the annual report, which runs over 100 pages, targets investors, business owners, governments, academics and researchers.

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Advice For Cannabis And CBD Advertising and Marketing

Facebook and Google restrict cannabis and related advertising (specifics below) but companies have advertised successfully on other platforms and media properties. The main restrictions advertisers face on platforms that do accept cannabis and adjacent ads relate to targeting and creative, and each state has its own version of what is allowed.

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Maryland lawmakers have a lot to learn on legalizing marijuana. Here are 5 things the experts taught them

As Maryland’s lawmakers delve into the nuances of whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use, they’re learning that they have a lot of details to figure out.
A joint House of Delegates-Senate work group on legalization met Monday for the second time, as members build up their knowledge of the drug before recommending whether — and how — it should be further legalized.

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