The recreational commercial and medical cannabis industry has brought Whole Plant Technologies all around the United States. Including Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam in the count of “States” that have some form of legalization of cannabis, there are 47.
The laws legalizing cannabis across the United States range drastically from full recreational access of cannabis (including allowance for possession of an individual plant count) to CBD-only laws protecting small numbers of patients, but not cultivation, processing and dispensing.
Alabama, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma are the holdout states with no laws on the books to legalize medical or recreational marijuana in any capacity. States like Utah, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina have legalized access to industrial hemp cannabis through the Farm Bill. Georgia, Wisconsin and Texas have nearly non-functioning CBD-only Bills.
Our last blog supplied a table with detailed information regarding states that have existing and emerging recreational cannabis markets. Below, you will find a table detailing existing and emerging medical cannabis markets.
Whole Plant Technologies advocates and educates for sensible regulation of cannabis. We support individuals having the freedom of personal access to the plant for medical or recreational purposes. We also support a legal and regulated commercial cannabis industry for the broader population to have access to medicine or a recreational option safer than alcohol and tobacco.
Legalization efforts that focus regulation on safe growing, processing and dispensing practices, but that are not overly burdensome or expensive, provide the best access of cannabis to the consumer with the least need for higher prices compared to the black market.
We put our growing system where our advocacy-mouth is, too! Our medium-less aeroponic grow tray system can be used for hobby-growing and large-scale commercial marijuana cultivation. It is scalable and modifiable with over twenty plumbing recesses to accommodate various growing styles and set-ups.
Whole Plant Technologies’ grow system allows for reduced use of water, reduction in the likelihood of needing chemical interventions for mold, mildew and pesticides, and can be used with organic nutrient lines. Our trays are made with FDA approved food grade plastic and can be used over and over. Our system allows for perpetual harvests which yield faster, larger, and higher quality product.
Established Medical Cannabis Market
State | Population | When | Home grow? | Smoking Ban? | Out of State Recip.? | |
Bill Passed | Effective | |||||
Colorado | 5,658,546 | 2000 | 2010 | Yes | No | |
Washington | 7,384,721 | 1998 | 2016 | Yes | No | |
Oregon | 4,144,527 | 1998 / 2013 | 2014 | Yes | No | |
Alaska | 741,204 | 1998 | 2016 | Yes | No | |
Nevada | 2,995,973 | 2000 / 2014 | 2015 | Yes | Yes | |
California | 39,849,872 | 1996 / 2015 | 2018 | Yes | No | |
Massachusetts | 6,873,018 | 2013 | 2016 | Yes | No | |
Washington D.C. | 697,012 | 2010 / 2012 | 2013 | Yes | Yes | |
Maine | 1,327,472 | 1999 | 2013 | Yes | Yes | |
Arizona | 7,026,629 | 2012 | Yes | No | ||
New Mexico | 2,084,193 | 2007 | 2009 | Yes | No | |
Connecticut | 3,583,134 | 2012 | 2014 | No | No | |
Vermont | 624,592 | 2004 / 2011 | 2013 | Yes | No | |
New Hampshire | 1,335,832 | 2013 | 2010 | No | No | |
Delaware | 965,866 | 2011 | 2015 | No | No | |
Rhode Island | 1,059,080 | 2006 / 2009 | 2013 | Yes | Yes | |
Hawaii | 1,454,295 | 2000 (2015) | 2017? | Yes | No | |
Minnesota | 5,554,532 | 2014 | 2015 | No | x | No |
Michigan | 9,935,116 | 2008 / 2016 | Yes | Yes | ||
New York | 19,889,657 | 2014 | 2016 | No | X | No |
Illinois | 12,815,607 | 2013 | 2015 | No | No | |
Montana | 1,052,343 | 2004 | 2016 | Yes | No | |
New Jersey | 8,996,351 | 2010 | 2012 | No | No | |
Puerto Rico | 3,474,000 | 2016 / 2017 | 2017 | No | X | Yes |
State | Cap on # of Licensees? | 2016 Med. Sales | # of patients | |||||
Total | Cult. | Proc. | Whl. | Lab. | Disp. | |||
Colorado | 1560 | 776 | 250 | 14 | 520 | $423,429,172 | 94,577 | |
Washington | 2308 | 961 | 976 | 14 | 18 | 339 | $107,692,308 | 138,056 |
Oregon | 528 | 528 | $112,000,000 | 67,141 | ||||
Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 1,042 |
Nevada | 190 | 77 | 45 | 11 | 57 | 25,465 | ||
California | 0 | $666,666,667 | 758,607 | |||||
Massachusetts | 11 | 11 | 34,189 | |||||
Washington D.C. | 3 | 3 | 4,799 | |||||
Maine | 8 | 8 | 50,810 | |||||
Arizona | 130 | x | 130 | $125,000,000 | 114,439 | |||
New Mexico | 53 | 53 | X | X | X | X | $28,609,804 | 32,175 |
Connecticut | 13 | 4 | 9 | 16,566 | ||||
Vermont | 4 | 4 | non profit | 3,391 | ||||
New Hampshire | 4 | x | x | x | x | 4 | $740,000 | 2,089 |
Delaware | 1 | x | x | x | x | 1 | 2,434 | |
Rhode Island | 6 | 3 | X | X | 3 | non profit | 16,418 | |
Hawaii | 8 | X | 8 | N/A | 15,334 | |||
Minnesota | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4,696 | ||||
Michigan | 218,556 | |||||||
New York | 25 | 5 | X | X | X | 20 | $14,000,000 | 16,992 |
Illinois | 76 | 22 | 5 | 49 | $36,000,000 | 15,900 | ||
Montana | 16 | 16 | N/A | 9,666 | ||||
New Jersey | 5 | X | X | X | X | 5 | $12,931,200 | 12,514 |
Puerto Rico | 33 | 16 | 17 | N/A | 4,000 | |||
4992 | 1919 | 1271 | 14 | 48 | 1740 |
Emerging Medical Cannabis Market
State | Population | Proj. Start Date | Accepting Apps. | Bill Passed | Homegrow? | No Smoking? | Out of State Reciprocity? | |
Arkansas | 3,000,942 | 1/1/2018 | 7/1/2017 | 2016 | No | Yes | ||
Maryland | 6,068,511 | 2018 | 2017 | 2014 | No | No Edible | No | |
Ohio | 11,646,273 | 9/2018 | 2016 | No | X | |||
Pennsylvania | 12,819,975 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | No | X | ||
Florida | 21,002,678 | 2018? | 2017 | 2016 | No | X | ||
North Dakota | 757,952 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | Yes | |||
West Virginia | 1,831,102 | 2020 | 2019 | 2017 | No | X | ||
Guam | 169,885 | 2018 | 2017 | 2014 | No | |||
Iowa | 3,134,693 | 12/2018 | 2017 | 2014 / 2017 | No | X | Yes |
State | # of Licensees? (Cap) | |||||
Total | Cult. | Proc. | Whl. | Lab. | Disp. | |
Arkansas | 48 | 8 | 40 | |||
Maryland | 0 | 1 (15) | ||||
Ohio | 0 | |||||
Pennsylvania | 75 – 175 | 12 (25) | 50 – 150 | |||
Florida | 0 | 7 | 175 | |||
North Dakota | 0 | |||||
West Virginia | 0 | |||||
Guam | 0 | |||||
Iowa | 0 | 2 |
Information Current (to the best of our ability) as of 6/22/2017
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