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GLOBAL CANNABIS CONSUMERS
Contents = The United Nations recently estimated that more than 180 million people
obally between the ages of 15 and 64, or more than 4% of this age group,
consume cannabis annually.
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Foreword
| Executive Summary
Il Cannabis Science 101 wt At
least 20 countries have implemented medical cannabis laws, including
Ill Cannabis Industry Segmentation Australia, Canada, Colombia and Germany; countries without such laws
IV U.S. Legal Landscape include China, Japan, Russia and the United States.
V Global Cannabis Regulation
# Although federally illegal in the United States, 46 states and the District of
Columbia have passed at least one law that permits the manufacture,
istribution, dispensing or possession of cannabis. While most of these laws
are medical cannabis laws, 8 states have enacted recreational laws.
VIU.S. and International Cannabis Market Estimates
VII Capital Markets for Cannabis Companies
VIII Top 100 Private Cannabis Companies 2018
IX Cannabis Industry Risk Factors
X Glossary of Terms ® Across all medical cannabis laws in the United States, cannabis is legally
Disclosures, Disclaimers, Sources and Use recognized as a form of therapy or medicine for more than 50 qualifying
conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, anorexia, arthritis, cancer, chronic
pain, epilepsy and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Ackrell Capital Cannabis Team
Inside Back Cover: The Green Field 2018
= California is poised to become the largest recreational cannabis market
About Ackrell Capital in the world with the implementation of its recreational law in January
Founded in 2003, Ackrell Capital is a leading 2018—a watershed moment for the industry.
independent investment bank focused on
emerging growth companies. Ackrell Capital's
= The illegal cannabis market in the United States is estimated to be more
expertise includes: than $45 billion annually. (We estimate that the 2017 U.S. state-legal
cannabis market was $8.0 billion.) If federal legalization occurs, we believe
Private Equity that the legal market could be more than two times the size of the current
Mergers and Acquisitions illegal market, ultimately exceeding $100 billion annually.
Private Placements
Corporate Development
Cannabis, Consumer, Technology, Digital
and Other Emerging Growth Industries
= The cannabis industry provides a broad range of investment opportunities
in both the public and private markets for sophisticated investors who are
willing to take significant risks.
Ackrell Capital is based in San Francisco, CA.
Ackrell Capital is a member of
FINRA and SIPC.
This report has been compiled for informational purposes only, and is not a research report. This report is not and should not
be construed as an offer to sell securities or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities. The information in this report is of a
general nature, and this report should net be construed, relied upon or acted upon as investment, legal, medical, health or
tax advice. Ackrell Capital has made investments in and conducted investment banking services for companies mentioned
in this report, and may do so in the future. Readers should be aware that Ackrell Capital may have a conflict of interest that
could affect the objectivity of this report. Ackrell Capital, LLC is a member of FINRA and SIPC. © 2017 Ackrell Capital, LLC.
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