Chart: How medical cannabis programs fare in states with recreational markets
The legalization of recreational cannabis can put a big dent in a state’s pre-existing medical marijuana market.
Patient counts in Colorado, Massachusetts, Nevada and Oregon – the only states with both an active recreational marijuana industry and a pre-existing MMJ patient database – have all suffered in the months and years since the launch of an adult-use market in each.
In each state shown in the chart above, MMJ customers pay less in taxes than recreational consumers.