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Tom Adams Research / September 25, 2026
Be Careful What You Wish For
A 25% federal excise would put the median legal state at 27.5% of retail, triple the alcohol tax, on a product Washington just called medicine.
Tom Adams Research / August 31, 2026
Death, Taxes and Falling Prices
California grew 17.6% in July with every category’s average price falling. Twelve of the 22 markets BDSA tracks are now growing — and what separates the ones that earn is access, not price.
Tom Adams Research / July 31, 2026
California’s Cannabis Bust May Be Ending
California’s legal cannabis market grew 7.8% in the first half of 2026 — its first gain after four straight annual declines. What built the bottom, and what it means for every younger market in the country.
Tom Adams Research / June 13, 2026
The 2026 Global Cannabis 50
The five biggest cannabis companies in the world are, as a group, smaller than they were in 2023. The growth has moved offshore — international markets grew 82% from 2023 to 2025, and the fastest climbers are a Berlin importer and a Quebec grower.
Tom Adams Research / May 15, 2026
Investors are reading the wrong tape
The “total cannabinoid market” is $57 billion and growing twice as fast as the state-licensed dispensary channel investors fixate on. Federal action is starting to steer more of that demand into licensed retailers.
April 20, 2026
The Ice is Breaking Up: $9 Billion in Growth Is Forecast Worldwide
Overseas markets—and Texas of all places—will heat up as older US and Canadian markets mature.
February, 2026
Three Days that Shook the Cannabis World
The Hemp Prohibition enacted on November 12 may have unintended consequences for its anti-cannabis advocates.
Global Cannabis Times / December 1, 2025
Did the Feds Just Double the Growth Rate of Legal Cannabis?
The Hemp Prohibition enacted on November 12 may have unintended consequences for its anti-cannabis advocates.
Global Cannabis Times / October 22, 2025
The Hemp Loophole Takes Its Toll
Licensed markets, old and new, are not reaching their potential.
Global Cannabis Times / August 20, 2025
Boom Times in Ohio, New York and New Jersey
Hypergrowth Can Still Happen When Regulators Allow It
Global Cannabis Times / May 21, 2025
Cannabis Fundamentals Shine in Face of Tariff Battles
BDSA Forecasts 7% Compound Growth to $44.5 billion in 2029.
After publishing groundbreaking research and analytics at BDSA 2016-2020, Tom has contributed a steady stream of “By the Numbers” columns and other industry analytics to Global Cannabis Times in recent years.
Read them all here.