Americans are spending more money on legal cannabis purchases than they are spending on chocolate, craft beer, opioid medications or topical pain relief.
Actor and comedian Cheech Marin shares why he launched his own cannabis company with longtime friend Tommy Chong and curated an exhibit of Chicano art on 'Kennedy.'than they are on chocolate, craft beer and topical pain relief.
The cannabis purchases eclipsed sales of "feel-good" products, including beer, opioid medications and topical pain relief, the report stated. U.S. residents are spending more money to purchase legal cannabis than they are spending on chocolate.The figures come more than a decade after voters in Colorado and Washington approved ballot measures during the 2012 election to become the first U.S. states to legalize marijuana.
Marijuana is fully legalized in more than 20 states plus Washington, D.C., and 18 states allow it for medical use. It remains illegal in 12 states.across the country, illegal marijuana sales remain far more common than legal ones, with Whitney Economics estimating that three-quarters of such sales in the U.S. still occur on the black market.
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