Counting the Cost: How the Black Market Erodes Cannabis Industry Profits

Here’s the uncomfortable math facing licensed operators: when a large share of consumer demand is still met by the illicit market, every untaxed, untested sale is revenue—and often margin—lost to the regulated channel.

Marijuana Transport in Legalized Markets: Canada and the United States

The legalization of cannabis in Canada and across parts of the United States has created not only retail markets but also complex logistics systems.

Legal Cannabis: Ending Trafficking or Evolving It?

Cannabis legalization was championed as a tool to weaken the underground market.

Inside the DEA’s War on Cannabis Trafficking in 2025

Even as federal policy edges toward reform, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) continues to treat marijuana smuggling as an active enforcement priority.