This jobs report study by Leafly shows Iowa ranks 32nd nationally in legal cannabis jobs; sells $6 million annually in cannabis products at the five three dispensaries in the state; and has 120 Iowans employed in the industry, legally distributing marijuana medicines.
In other words, Iowa’s cannabis economy isn’t leaving.
$6 million may be a good start, but, I can’t wait until the elders of our state are long dead and gone, having contributed nothing in the 20th century but theft of future generations.
Number of Legal Cannabis Jobs per State
| State / Jurisdiction | Number of Legal Cannabis Jobs | Estimated Annual Sales | Rank |
| California | 39,804 | $2,030,000,000 | 1 |
| Colorado | 34,700 | $1,770,000,000 | 2 |
| Washington | 23,756 | $1,210,000,000 | 3 |
| Oregon | 18,274 | $800,000,000 | 4 |
| Florida | 15,598 | $800,000,000 | 5 |
| Arizona | 15,059 | $709,000,000 | 6 |
| Nevada | 14,305 | $730,000,000 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | 13,255 | $700,000,000 | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 9,412 | $480,000,000 | 9 |
| Illinois | 9,176 | $470,000,000 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | 8,765 | $406,000,000 | 11 |
| Michigan | 8,235 | $420,000,000 | 12 |
| Maryland | 6,353 | $324,000,000 | 13 |
| Ohio | 4,275 | $220,000,000 | 14 |
| Alaska | 3,559 | $181,500,000 | 15 |
| New York | 2,941 | $125,000,000 | 16 |
| New Mexico | 2,549 | $130,000,000 | 17 |
| New Jersey | 2,356 | $120,000,000 | 18 |
| Montana | 1,800 | $92,000,000 | 19 |
| Arkansas | 1,777 | $90,000,000 | 20 |
| Connecticut | 1,372 | $60,000,000 | 21 |
| Missouri | 1,100 | N/A | 22 |
| Rhode Island | 1,098 | $50,000,000 | 23 |
| Minnesota | 764 | $39,000,000 | 24 |
| Hawaii | 745 | $35,000,000 | 25 |
| Delaware | 720 | $37,000,000 | 26 |
| New Hampshire | 441 | $22,500,000 | 27 |
| Maine | 400 | N/A | 28 |
| Washington, D.C. | 390 | $19,000,000 | 29 |
| Vermont | 266 | $14,000,000 | 30 |
| North Dakota | 200 | N/A | 31 |
| Iowa | 120 | $6,000,000 | 32 |
| Utah | 100 | N/A | 33 |
| Louisiana | 90 | $5,000,000 | 34 |
| West Virginia | 30 | N/A | 35 |
| Alabama | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Georgia | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Idaho | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Indiana | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Kansas | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Kentucky | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Mississippi | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Nebraska | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| North Carolina | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| South Carolina | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| South Dakota | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Tennessee | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Texas | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Virginia | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | $0 | 36 |
| Wyoming | 0 | $0 | 36 |
Source: Leafly.com
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