Study reveals how the cannabis craze will impact drugstore businesses
Consumers also report they will likely consume cannabis for a variety of reasons outside of recreation, according to Nielsen research.
When the Farm Bill passed in December 2018, hemp and hemp-derived CBD was removed from the Schedule I controlled substances list, thus opening the door for major U.S. retailers to start selling hemp-based CBD products with no legal risk.
According to the latest data from Nielsen, New York, and Headset, Seattle, Wash., consumer interest in purchasing legal cannabis exists across gender and age groups in the United States. Of adults 21-plus years old surveyed, 34% of consumers indicated that they were interested in consuming cannabis legally vs. 66% who said they were not interested in consuming cannabis at all.