As Pot Goes Mainstream, Illicit Market Endures: Cannabis Weekly
- More consumers get weed from friends than stores, study finds
- Americans spends almost $89 billion per year on cannabis
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Americans have unprecedented access to marijuana as numerous states legalize cannabis. Yet most people still aren’t getting their hands on it through above-board means.
Just one in three cannabis consumers in the U.S. buys from established brick-and-mortar stores, according to a survey published this month by New Frontier Data. The most popular source remains the users’ friends, while another 20% get their weed from dealers.