停滞する米国のCBD市場：2020年、何がうまくいかなかったのか

Alexander Esposito

カンナビジオール（CBD）は2019年、米国の消費者市場に見事に参入してみせた。非向精神活性剤であるCBDは、わずか1年の間にほぼゼロの状態から40億米ドル強の売上を記録したのである。しかし、この新興産業の勢いは、2020年後半には停滞してしまったようだ。売上高は前年比で約20％の伸びにとどまり、まだ販売が開始されたばかりの製品としては予想を大きく下回っている。また、消費者の反応の違いも浮き彫りになりつつある。

From Taboo to Typical: Global Cannabis Comes of Age

Shane MacGuill

As global cannabis industry leaders gathered at the International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin in late August our overarching reflection was of an industry that is - if not maturing - entering the end of its beginning as a legitimate mainstream commercial force. Ultimately, the nature and potency of that force will be determined as much by the industry’s collective ability to address consumer needs as by the intricacies of compliance and complexities of operations.

CBD + Hemp Workshop

Euromonitor International

CBD's Slowdown in the US: What Went Wrong in 2020

Alexander Esposito

By the end of 2019, CBD had completed an impressive entry into the American consumer market. In just a year, the non-psychoactive compound had gone from near total obscurity to just over USD4 billion in sales. Fast forward to late 2020, however, and momentum seems to have stalled for this nascent industry. Sales have inched forward at about 20% in year-over-year terms, well below expectations for a product that’s just getting started, and consumer sentiment has become decidedly more mixed. This slowdown comes as a result of an oversaturation of CBD products and regulatory uncertainty that has hampered product launches and quality.

The State of Cannabis in Latin America

Shane MacGuill

Latin America is expected to be the second fastest-growing region for cannabis over the next five years. In this episode, Shane MacGuill, global lead of nicotine and cannabis, joins Erwin Henriquez and Rodrigo Mattos, two of our cannabis experts based in Latin America, to discuss the current landscape, emerging trends and opportunities for cannabis in the region.

Key Topics for the Upcoming Year in Drinks, Nicotine and Cannabis

Howard Telford

Companies across drinks, nicotine and cannabis are attempting to reimagine social occasions during recovery from the global pandemic, while their consumers are striving to manage and improve their sense of wellbeing by taking a more mindful approach…