Cannabis Insights

March 31, 2019

Cannabis Industry Investments Q1 2015-Q1 2019

While 2018 saw a blockbuster year (with nearly $14 billion raised) for cannabis investments, 2019 is on pace to blow past that total. According to Bloomberg […]
March 31, 2019

For Industry Investment, 2018 Was Terrific But 2019 Looks Even Better

By J.J. McCoy, Senior Managing Editor, New Frontier Data It may be taken as a given that in the recent past speculators and stakeholders alike have […]
March 24, 2019

Uruguay’s Great Evolving Cannabis Experiment Continues

By J.J. McCoy, Senior Managing Editor, New Frontier Data In 2014, Uruguay became the world’s first nation to federally legalize cannabis when it implemented an adult-use […]
March 17, 2019

On St. Patrick’s Day, Signs of Cannabis’ Displacing Alcoholic Beverages

By J.J. McCoy, Senior Managing Editor, New Frontier Data The first recorded St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in Boston (not in Ireland) in 1737. Across […]
March 17, 2019

US Cannabis and Alcohol Sales

In 2018, U.S. retail alcohol sales totaled $254 billion, nearly 7x overall cannabis sales (both legal and illicit) of $37.2 billion. New Frontier Data estimates that […]
March 3, 2019

From Martha Stewart to NY’s Southern Tier, A Cannabis-Do Attitude

By J.J. McCoy, Senior Managing Editor, New Frontier Data With major investment announcements already made this year about industrial hemp facilities in New York State’s Southern […]
February 17, 2019

What’s the Latest on Legalization in New Jersey?

By Bridget Hill-Zayat, Hoban Law Group Cannabis legalization advocates began 2018 optimistically — if perhaps unrealistically — with assurances from the governor of New Jersey that […]
February 17, 2019

17 Million Potential Cannabis Patients in Latin America

Regional Stakeholders Meet at InterCannAlliance Symposium to Discuss the 9 Foundational Pillars of Emerging Global Medical Cannabis Market By Giadha Aguirre de Carcer, CEO, New Frontier […]
February 9, 2019

How Alleged WHO Recommendations Would Affect International Cannabis Markets

By Beau Whitney, Vice President, and Senior Economist, New Frontier Data An anticipated recommendation by the World Health Organization (WHO) calling for the international rescheduling of […]