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The Hemp War

You’re reading this week’s edition of the New Cannabis Ventures weekly newsletter, which we have been publishing since October 2015. The newsletter includes unique insight to help our readers...
- November 6th, 2025 at 8:15 am

Cannabis Stocks Rocketed Higher in August

Cannabis stocks, as measured by the Global Cannabis Stock Index, were quite volatile in 2024. The index dropped 7.5% in December to push the yearly close down 15.2% for the...
- August 29th, 2025 at 4:28 pm

Cannabis Stocks Soared in July

Cannabis stocks, as measured by the Global Cannabis Stock Index, were quite volatile in 2024. The index dropped 7.5% in December to push the yearly close down 15.2% for the...
- July 31st, 2025 at 4:33 pm

Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Were Higher in May

Illinois released sales figures for adult-use cannabis in May today, which is a bit earlier than they did for April. The state’s adult-use cannabis sales were up 2.1% sequentially to $149.8...
- June 26th, 2025 at 10:54 am

Illinois April Cannabis Sales Were Lower

Illinois released sales figures for adult-use cannabis in April today. The state’s adult-use cannabis sales were down 0.6% sequentially to $146.6 million, and this an increase on a per-day basis of...
- June 4th, 2025 at 2:20 pm

Illinois Cannabis Sales Bounce But Still Fall

Illinois released sales figures for adult-use cannabis in March today. The state’s adult-use cannabis sales were up 12.9% sequentially to $147.5 million, and this was an increase on a per-day basis...
- April 24th, 2025 at 1:55 pm

Illinois Cannabis Sales Slip Again in February

Illinois released sales figures for adult-use cannabis in February today, much later than the statue usually does. The state’s adult-use cannabis sales were down 6.8% sequentially to $130.6 million, and this...
- April 1st, 2025 at 11:22 am

Illinois Cannabis Sales Drop in January

Illinois released sales figures for adult-use cannabis in January today, a bit later than normal. They were down 8.5% sequentially to $140.2 million. The year-over-year growth was 4.8%, better than the decline...
- February 25th, 2025 at 5:06 pm

Illinois Cannabis Sales Exceeded $2 billion in 2024

Illinois released sales figures for adult-use cannabis in December today, a bit later than normal. They were up 2.7% sequentially to $153.2 million. On a per-day basis, sales fell slightly. The year-over-year...
- February 5th, 2025 at 1:34 pm

Illinois Cannabis Sales Increased Strongly in November

Illinois released sales figures for adult-use cannabis in November today. They were up 4.9% sequentially to $149.3 million. On a per-day basis, sales rose 8.4%. The year-over-year growth was +7.3%, better than...
- December 19th, 2024 at 11:43 am

Illinois Cannabis Sales Increase Slightly in October

Illinois released sales figures for adult-use cannabis in October today, a bit later than normal. They were up 4.2% sequentially to $142.3 million. On a per-day basis, sales rose 0.9%. The year-over-year...
- December 3rd, 2024 at 5:11 pm

Illinois Cannabis Sales Slump In September

Illinois released sales figures for adult-use cannabis in September today. They were down 7.4% sequentially to $136.5 million. On a per-day basis, sales fell 4.3%. The year-over-year growth was -2.2%, the first...
- October 16th, 2024 at 5:02 pm

Ancillary Cannabis Stocks Continue to Lead the Sector

As we described in a previous article, the Global Cannabis Stock Index moved higher in September, rising 4.3%. It is now up 8.5% in 2024. In this article, we summarize the performance...
- September 30th, 2024 at 5:10 pm

Illinois Cannabis Sales Growth Remains Slow

Illinois released sales figures for adult-use cannabis in July and August today. They were up 1.1% sequentially in July to $143.3 million, and they rose in August by 2.8% to $147.4 million....
- September 19th, 2024 at 6:15 pm

Slow Cannabis Sales Growth in Illinois in June

Illinois adult-use cannabis sales in June were down 3.1% sequentially to a  $141.8 million, which was about the same on a per-day basis from the longer May. The gain was 3.9%...
- July 5th, 2024 at 10:49 am

Illinois Cannabis Sales Remain Stalled in May

Illinois released its cannabis sales data much later than it normally does again. Illinois adult-use cannabis sales in May were up 1.2% sequentially to a  $146.2 million, which was down slightly on...
- June 27th, 2024 at 2:27 pm

Illinois Reports April Cannabis Sales

Illinois released its cannabis sales data much later than it normally does. Illinois adult-use cannabis sales in April were down 2.9% sequentially to a  $144.5 million, which was about the same on...
- June 3rd, 2024 at 9:17 am

Illinois Cannabis Sales Pick Up But Remain Slow

Illinois adult-use cannabis sales in March were up 9.8% sequentially to a  $148.9 million, which was up by more than the increase in the length of the month. The gain was...
- April 17th, 2024 at 10:48 am

Illinois Cannabis Sales End 2023 Strongly

Illinois adult-use cannabis sales in December were up 10.7% sequentially to a record $153.9 million, which was up by more than the increase in the length of the month. The gain...
- January 11th, 2024 at 1:21 pm

A Reversal of Leadership for Cannabis Stocks

As we described in a previous article, the Global Cannabis Stock Index extended the November bounce after the huge October loss, rallying 8.1% in December. That index was down 20.1% in 2023, which...
- December 30th, 2023 at 10:27 am

Illinois Cannabis Sales Were Flat in November

Illinois adult-use cannabis sales in November were up slightly sequentially to $139.1 million, an increase of 0.3% from October despite one less day. The gain was 6.6% from a year ago:...
- December 12th, 2023 at 2:53 pm

Illinois Cannabis Sales Slip In October

Illinois adult-use cannabis sales in October were down slightly sequentially to $138.8 million, a decrease of 0.6% from September despite the extra day. The gain was 5.5% from a...
- November 2nd, 2023 at 4:25 pm

Illinois Reports Flat September Cannabis Sales

Illinois adult-use cannabis sales in September were up slightly sequentially to $139.5 million, an increase of 0.2% from August. The gain was 6.8% from a year ago: After increasing...
- October 4th, 2023 at 3:55 pm