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California had the most cultivation licenses of any state in the United States in 2022, by far. That year, there were such licenses in the state compared with in Oregon.

Recreational marijuana in the United States

Starting with Colorado and Washington in 2012, the legalization of recreational marijuana has since then expanded across many other federal states in the United States including Arizona, California, New York, Michigan and the District of Columbia amongst others. As of January 2023, 21 states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana in the United States. With further legalization expected across the country, sales of recreational cannabis are expected to reach nearly ** billion U.S. dollars by 2026. As the largest cannabis market in the U.S., California’s recreational marijuana sales are expected to exceed * billion U.S. dollars by 2024.

CBD market in the United States

Moving in tandem with the growing recreational marijuana market is the CBD (Cannabidiol) market in the United States. Similarly expected to experience expansive growth in the next few years, CBD dollar sales are forecast to reach ** billion U.S. dollars by 2026. Amongst the best-selling CBD products in U.S. convenience stores in 2020 were cannabidiol supplements, sleeping remedies and external analgesic rubs.