In this episode, our panel of cannabis consultants and cannabis lawyers discuss the licensing opportunities in the cannabis industry for 2023, with a focus on the states of Florida, New York, Missouri, and New Jersey. The cannabis industry is expected to expand to 16 million adult consumers, increasing the number of licensing opportunities.

Missouri has been making strides in its cannabis laws, legalizing medical cannabis in 2018 and recreational cannabis in 2022. With the state's cannabis market potential, entrepreneurs can soon apply for a microbusiness facility license to open a cannabis business in Missouri.

With Missouri and Maryland voting to legalize adult-use in November 2022, the ranks of states that have approved adult-use cannabis sales swelled to 21. But those were just two 2022 developments that continued the evolution of a cannabis landscape across the U.S.