412,500 jobs across 40 markets, state-by-state data, salary benchmarks for every role, and what's coming in 2026.
Built on Whitney Economics data and Vangst's view across every major market — the definitive source for cannabis employment, salaries, and the year ahead.
Head counts and year-over-year change across 40 legal markets, plus the top 10 employers.
Current pay ranges for every role — from budtender and trimmer to Director of Cultivation.
Why 2025 brought the first-ever sales decline and what price compression means for hiring.
Deep dives on New York, Michigan, Ohio, California, and Illinois.
How shifting license counts are reshaping where the jobs are.
Where labor demand is shifting, and what Schedule III could mean for the workforce.
Benchmark comp, plan headcount, and hire competitively.
Track employment as a leading indicator of market health.
Cite the industry's most-referenced workforce dataset.
Understand where the real opportunities are in 2026.
"2025 marked an inflection point. Price compression reshaped the market — but new and emerging states are still creating jobs, and the fundamentals point to growth ahead."— Beau Whitney, Chief Economist, Whitney Economics
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