[Medical Marijuana]

Marijuana

llicit Drug Market Value: $141.80 Billion

Market Overview
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates the total value of the global marijuana market to be valued at $141.80 billion.

Number of users: 158.8 Million.

Source: United Nations, "2005 World Drug Report," Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2005, pg. 134, http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/world_drug_report.html (accessed: October 4, 2005).

Market price and users of Marijuana

Africa - 39,600,000 users. Average price per gm US$0.79

Asia Pacific - 52,100,000 users (incl middle east). Average price per gm US$9.33

Central and South Americas - 7,300,000 users. Average price per gm US$1.70

Europe - 30,800,000 users. Average price per gm US$6.60

Middle East - users NA. Average price per gm US$3.00

North America - 29,400,000 users. Average price per gm US$11.25

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