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Global Drug Trade Industry

Marijuana

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.

Illicit Drug Market Value:
$141.80 Billion

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

Region

Users

Average Price
(per gram)

Africa

39,600,000

$0.79

Asia Pacific

52,100,000*

$9.33

Central and South Americas

7,300,000

$1.7

Europe

30,800,000

$6.6

Middle East

NA*

$3.0

North America

29,400,000

$11.25

                                                  *-The United Nations includes the Middle East region into the Asia figures.

 

Grazr

Sources:

1.  Market Size figure:  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).  

2.  Number of Marijuana users figure:  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, "2007 World Drug Report," June 2007, pg. 223-240, http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/world_drug_report.html.

3. Breakdown of Marijuana users:  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, "2006 World Drug Report," June 2006,  pg.118, http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/world_drug_report.html (last accessed: July 11, 2006). 

 

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