With a wave of medical and recreational legalization occurring, there are now 70 countries with some form of legalization. The title for the world’s largest cannabis market belongs to the U.S.—generating more than $16 billion in sales in 2020. While this unique situation leaves a lot of potential money off the table, it also provides […]
Roughly 12% of Americans consume cannabis which translates roughly into $60 billion in sales. With the upward trajectory the industry is facing, it’s as crucial as ever to understand the modern day consumer. To elaborate, consumers who earn an annual income less than $49,000 are 20% more likely to consume flower, and 39% more likely […]
Cannabis is federally illegal and has been for 88 years and counting. Cannabis—the plant from which marijuana is made—is still considered a dangerous and criminal substance in many U.S. Many states have lists of qualifying conditions which allow a person to carry prescribed amounts of cannabis—often for ailments like glaucoma or cancer. Some states are […]
Generally, forests are among the most important stores of carbon, accounting for nearly half of the global total. Peatlands, organic layers of soil composed of decaying plants and biomass, also contain around 28% of irrecoverable carbon. However, destroying or degrading these ecosystems would release this carbon into the atmosphere, making climate goals much more difficult […]
Although the European Union is one single economic market with agreed upon laws and regulations, individual countries still have their say on national laws. Regardless, there is immense potential in the European cannabis market—it is expected to be worth $37 billion by 2027. As a result, yearly illicit cannabis market sales are estimated at around […]
When market volatility surges, fixed income investors encounter multiple pressure points. In this infographic from iShares, we show how fixed income ETFs help address these challenges. To assess the role that ETFs play, Institutional Investor published a report in 2021 based on a survey of 766 decision makers. More than half of institutions increased their […]
For this reason, forests serve as a vital tool in regulating the global temperature and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Forests contain several carbon sinks, from living biomass such as roots and leaves to soil. The soil type, vegetation, and climate all affect how carbon is stored. Over the last 20 years, the world has […]
Since the Industrial Revolution, atmospheric concentrations of CO2 have increased at a rate at least 10 times faster than at any other time during the last 800,000 years. According to the latest United Nations Emissions Gap Report, limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C requires a 50% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 relative to current […]