Complete Ranking of Best States to Open a Cannabis Business in 2019 – Complete Data
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT (40%)
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Vermont |
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Nevada |
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Maine |
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Minnesota |
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West Virginia |
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New York |
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North Dakota |
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Rhode Island |
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Connecticut |
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Delaware |
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Illinois |
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Ohio |
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New Mexico |
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New Jersey |
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Arizona |
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Missouri |
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Arkansas |
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Hawaii |
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Oklahoma |
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Iowa |
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Louisiana |
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Virginia |
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Texas |
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Mississippi |
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North Carolina |
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Alabama |
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Indiana |
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Wisconsin |
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Nebraska |
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Georgia |
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South Dakota |
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Wyoming |
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Kentucky |
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South Carolina |
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Tennessee |
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Idaho |
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Kansas |
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EASE OF MARKET ENTRY (30%)
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Colorado |
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Michigan |
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Alaska |
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California |
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Massachusetts |
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Maryland |
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Manufacturing: 10 |
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Pennsylvania |
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Cultivation: 25, Manufacturing: 25 |
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New Hampshire |
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Florida |
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Minnesota |
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West Virginia |
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Cultivation: 10, Manufacturing: 10 |
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New York |
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North Dakota |
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Dispenaries: 8, Manufacturing: 2 |
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Rhode Island |
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Connecticut |
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Delaware |
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Illinois |
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Ohio |
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New Mexico |
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New Jersey |
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Arizona |
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Missouri |
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Arkansas |
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Hawaii |
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Oklahoma |
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Utah |
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Maufacturing: 10 |
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Iowa |
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Louisiana |
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Virginia |
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Texas |
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Mississippi |
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North Carolina |
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Alabama |
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Indiana |
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Wisconsin |
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Nebraska |
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Georgia |
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South Dakota |
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Wyoming |
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Kentucky |
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South Carolina |
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Tennessee |
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Idaho |
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FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE (20%)
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Colorado |
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Michigan |
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Alaska |
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California |
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Massachusetts |
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Washington |
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Vermont |
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Nevada |
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Maine |
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Montana |
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Maryland |
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Pennsylvania |
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New Hampshire |
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Florida |
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Minnesota |
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West Virginia |
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New York |
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North Dakota |
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Rhode Island |
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Connecticut |
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Delaware |
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Illinois |
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Ohio |
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New Mexico |
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New Jersey |
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Oklahoma |
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North Carolina |
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Alabama |
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Indiana |
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MARKET OPPORTUNITY (10%)
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