• The debate over policy reform in Congress has experienced a sharp uptick over the past few sessions, setting the stage for national cannabis reform in the coming years.
• There were 71 cannabis-related bills introduced during the 2015-2016 congressional session representing a 78% increase from the 40 cannabis-related bills during the previous session.
• There has been 223% growth in cannabis-related bills introduced from the 2011-2012 session to the 2015-2016 congressional session.
• Of the 71 cannabis-related bills in the 2015-2016 session, 50 were considered industry-friendly, 13 were industry-hostile, and the remaining eight were deemed industry-neutral or only loosely affiliated with cannabis.

New Frontier Data, in partnership with Electrum Partners, hosted a webinar on March 15th to discuss The Cannabis Industry Annual Report: 2017 Legal Marijuana Outlook. New Frontier Data’s CEO, Giadha Aguirre De Carcer; the EVP of Industry Analytics, John Kagia; and President of Electrum Partners, Leslie Bocskor, discussed the key findings from our upcoming report and the industry.

For those of you who could not attend, or need a second look, the full recording and slideshow are available below.

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