Cannabiz Media officially launched the Marijuana Licensing Reference Guide: 2017 Edition at the Marijuana Business Conference & Expo (MJBIZCon) today with its publishing partner, Business Valuation Resources (BVR)—the leading provider of current business valuation news, tips, and resources.
The guide is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source for state-by-state marijuana licensing. It covers the in-depth details of critical factors that should be considered when evaluating marijuana licenses for both the medical and recreational licensing programs in 27 states.
The Marijuana Licensing Reference Guide: 2017 Edition is an essential resource for owners and operators, investors, business professionals, financial experts, regulators, lobbyists, government officials, journalists, and others who want to understand the opportunities and risks of this growing industry.
The information included in the guide comes from extensive research and analysis and is based on data from the Cannabiz Media Database as well as primary sources including state laws, regulations, and administrative codes.
Click here to download the FREE Overview of the Marijuana Licensing Reference Guide: 2017 Edition now and learn about five critical factors affecting marijuana business growth based on 10 key research areas.
What’s Inside the Marijuana Licensing Reference Guide: 2017 Edition?
The 143-page Marijuana Licensing Reference Guide: 2017 Edition includes all of the information you need to evaluate a marijuana license.
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:
- Volatility
- The trickle-down effect
- Innovation and growth
- Competition
- 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:
- Mandated operating license and financial structures
- Taxes and licensing fees
- Qualifying medical conditions
- Caregiver and patient cultivation
- Accessibility by minors
- Reciprocity among states
- Marketing regulations
- Product regulations
- Possession limits
- 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:
- Operating license structures by state
- Operating structure share
- Testing lab license structure by state
- Financial structure by state
- Dispensary structure share
- Medical marijuana taxes by state and tax type
- Recreational marijuana taxes by state and tax type
- Cultivator fees by state and fee type
- Manufacturer/processor fees by state and fee type
- Testing facility fees by state and fee type
- Dispensary fees by state and fee type
- Caregiver fees by state and fee type
- Patient fees by state and fee type
- Patient initial and annual fees by state
- Number of qualifying conditions by state
- Medical marijuana patients by state as a percentage of state population and duration of medical marijuana legalization
- Correlation between number of conditions by state and percentage of state population registered
- Number of states covering each condition
- Percentage of patients citing conditions by state
- Number of states covering a condition vs. percentage of registrants worldwide
- Top four conditions approval state by state
- Penetration of top three conditions by state
- Approval of top four conditions and market penetration by state
- State restrictions related to caregiver and patient self-cultivation
- Personal growing share
- Caregiver growing restrictions by state
- Caregiver growing share
- Dispensary growing by state among states that require full or partial license stacking
- Dispensary growing share
- State restrictions on medical marijuana for minors
- Reciprocity to purchase and use by state
- Medical marijuana packaging regulations by state
- Regulations related to minimum distance between dispensary and schools and other locations by state
- Product price advertising regulations by state
- Advertising and marketing material pre-approval requirements by state
- Signage regulations by state
- Product visibility from exterior of store regulations by state
- Approved marijuana products by form and by state
- Medical marijuana possession and purchase limits by state
- 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:
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Washington State
Each state snapshot includes:
- State’s cannabis-related website URL
- State’s regulator
- When the state’s medical laws were passed
- When the state’s recreational laws were passed
- When the first medical dispensary locations opened in the state
- When the first recreational retail locations opened in the state
- Number of patients
- Number of cultivators
- Number of producers
- Number of dispensaries
- Number of retailers
- Number of testing facilities
- Medical license structures
- Recreational license structures
- Profit or non-profit status
- Local rules
- Taxes
- Number of qualifying conditions
- Chronic pain coverage status
- Patient registration
- Minors
- Reciprocity
- Possession limits
- Caregiver and patient cultivation
- Marketing – price
- Marketing – advertising
- Marketing – signage
- Marketing – packaging
- Marketing – state approval
- Product forms
Get Your Copy of the Ultimate Marijuana Licensing Reference Guide Now
The Marijuana Licensing Reference Guide: 2017 Edition is a must-have for industry participants who need a multijurisdictional perspective and want to compare rules, regulations, and rates, including tax rates, fees, and other metrics.
This guide provides much more detail than any other report available, particularly since other reports typically focus only on market factors and ignore the rules and regulations that will ultimately determine long-term success for owners and operators.
Get your digital or print copy of the Marijuana Licensing Reference Guide: 2017 Edition now through Cannabiz Media’s publishing partner, BVR (Business Valuation Resources). You can also download the free overview here.
