Marijuana Licensing Reference Guide: 2017 Edition is Now Available

5 Key Factors

Through its research and analysis, Cannabiz Media identified five key factors that have industry-wide effects on marijuana business growth. You’ll learn about each in the guide:

1. Volatility
2. The trickle-down effect
3. Innovation and growth
4. Competition
5. Accessibility

10 Critical Areas

You’ll get a complete understanding of the 10 critical areas Cannabiz Media has identified based on the data as having the most significant effects on the marijuana industry:

1. Mandated operating license and financial structures
2. Taxes and licensing fees
3. Qualifying medical conditions
4. Caregiver and patient cultivation
5. Accessibility by minors
6. Reciprocity among states
7. Marketing regulations
8. Product regulations
9. Possession limits
10. Local rules

40 Tables and Charts

You can see the data visually for quick reference and deeper analysis in the 40 tables and charts included in the guide:

1. Operating license structures by state
2. Operating structure share
3. Testing lab license structure by state
4. Financial structure by state
5. Dispensary structure share
6. Medical marijuana taxes by state and tax type
7. Recreational marijuana taxes by state and tax type
8. Cultivator fees by state and fee type
9. Manufacturer/processor fees by state and fee type
10. Testing facility fees by state and fee type
11. Dispensary fees by state and fee type
12. Caregiver fees by state and fee type
13. Patient fees by state and fee type
14. Patient initial and annual fees by state
15. Number of qualifying conditions by state
16. Medical marijuana patients by state as a percentage of state population and duration of medical marijuana legalization
17. Correlation between number of conditions by state and percentage of state population registered
18. Number of states covering each condition
19. Percentage of patients citing conditions by state
20. Number of states covering a condition vs. percentage of registrants worldwide
21. Top four conditions approval state by state
22. Penetration of top three conditions by state
23. Approval of top four conditions and market penetration by state
24. State restrictions related to caregiver and patient self-cultivation
25. Personal growing share
26. Caregiver growing restrictions by state
27. Caregiver growing share
28. Dispensary growing by state among states that require full or partial license stacking
29. Dispensary growing share
30. State restrictions on medical marijuana for minors
31. Reciprocity to purchase and use by state
32. Medical marijuana packaging regulations by state
33. Regulations related to minimum distance between dispensary and schools and other locations by state
34. Product price advertising regulations by state
35. Advertising and marketing material pre-approval requirements by state
36. Signage regulations by state
37. Product visibility from exterior of store regulations by state
38. Approved marijuana products by form and by state
39. Medical marijuana possession and purchase limits by state
40. Local authority limits by state

37 Evaluation Aids

Each of the 10 critical factors that affect marijuana business growth is accompanied by specific questions derived from complex data analysis that you can use to evaluate marijuana licenses with confidence.

27 States and 27 State Snapshot Reports

You can easily compare state programs side-by-side using the 27 state snapshots that include all of the relevant data from the full guide in easy-to-read one-page reports. The 27 states included in the guide are:

1. Alaska
2. Arizona
3. California
4. Colorado
5. Connecticut
6. Delaware
7. District of Columbia
8. Florida
9. Hawaii
10. Illinois
11. Maine
12. Massachusetts
13. Maryland
14. Michigan
15. Minnesota
16. Missouri
17. Montana
18. Nevada
19. New Hampshire
20. New Jersey
21. New Mexico
22. New York
23. Oregon
24. Pennsylvania
25. Rhode Island
26. Vermont
27. Washington State

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Each state snapshot includes:

1. State’s cannabis-related website URL
2. State’s regulator
3. When the state’s medical laws were passed
4. When the state’s recreational laws were passed
5. When the first medical dispensary locations opened in the state
6. When the first recreational retail locations opened in the state
7. Number of patients
8. Number of cultivators
9. Number of producers
10. Number of dispensaries
11. Number of retailers
12. Number of testing facilities
13. Medical license structures
14. Recreational license structures
15. Profit or non-profit status
16. Local rules
17. Taxes
18. Number of qualifying conditions
19. Chronic pain coverage status
20. Patient registration
21. Minors
22. Reciprocity
23. Possession limits
24. Caregiver and patient cultivation
25. Marketing – price
26. Marketing – advertising
27. Marketing – signage
28. Marketing – packaging
29. Marketing – state approval
30. Product forms