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35 Cities with the Highest Weed Consumption per Capita
Sultan Khalid
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In this article, we are going to discuss the 35 cities with the highest weed consumption per capita. You can skip our detailed analysis of the cannabis industry in the U.S., the recent innovations in the American cannabis industry, and the cannabis boom towns, and go directly to 10 Cities with the Highest Weed Consumption per Capita. 

In the United States, marijuana wasn’t widely used for recreational purposes until the early 1900s. After the Mexican revolution of 1910, immigrants from the southern neighbor flooded into the U.S., introducing the recreational use of cannabis to American culture. 

Massive unemployment and social unrest during the Great Depression stoked resentment of Mexican immigrants and public fear of the ‘evil weed’. As a result – and consistent with the Prohibition era’s view of all intoxicants – 29 states had already outlawed cannabis by 1931. 

Cannabis Industry in the U.S.:

The United States of America is the country that buys the most weed in the world. The U.S. legal cannabis industry took some hits in 2022, but as we mentioned in our article – 15 Cheapest Legal Weed States to Live in –  annual revenue of the industry is estimated to reach $31.8 billion by the end of 2023, growing to $50.7 billion by 2028. The increasing legalization of cannabis and rising acceptance of its use for medical purposes are the key factors driving the growth of the market. 

Growth is also expected to come from new states. In the first two months of 2023, three states have begun cannabis sales: two adult-use (Connecticut and Maryland) and one medical (Mississippi). As of August 2023, 23 states have legalized recreational weed in America, in addition to the District of Columbia. 

Innovation in the Cannabis Industry: 

Across the U.S. and the world, cannabis markets are operating at very different stages of the market lifecycle – from new to mature, but all businesses operating in and with this industry can benefit from product innovation.

To get a better understanding of the revolutionary innovations in the American cannabis industry, let’s first study the example of Sweden. Albeit being a sparsely populated northern European country, Sweden has managed to produce some world class companies like IKEA, Ericsson, and Spotify etc. The theory is that Sweden is technologically a few years ahead of the rest of the world, so Swedish companies initially create products to cater to the domestic market. Some products outright fail, while others are redesigned and iterated a few times until they are successful. These successful products are then marketed across the continent and beyond, where everyone else is still technologically a few years behind. This is how various Swedish companies have managed to dominate world markets for such a long time now. 

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