About DevCannabis

The Problem

State cannabis regulators publish valuable data — patient counts, sales figures, licensee information — but in formats that are nearly impossible to use: PDFs, inconsistent spreadsheets, and dashboards that don't allow data export.

Cross-state analysis is nearly impossible. Researchers waste hours manually extracting data. Journalists can't verify industry claims. Small businesses can't access the market intelligence that large operators take for granted.

Our Solution

DevCannabis extracts, standardizes, and publishes cannabis regulatory data as clean, accessible datasets. We archive original source documents for verification and provide multiple ways to access the data:

Who It's For

• Researchers — Access normalized data for academic studies on policy, economics, and public health.
• Journalists — Verify industry claims with official data. Spot trends before they're news.
• Advocates — Track program growth and compare policies across states.
• Developers — Request API/source access to help add source-backed jurisdiction coverage.
• Industry — Understand market dynamics without expensive consultant reports.

Our Principles

• Transparency — All data comes from official public sources. We link to originals.
• Open Methodology — Sources, assumptions, schemas, and corrections stay visible and reviewable.
• Public access — Dashboards stay free; API/export access is controlled to protect reliability and fair use.
• Accuracy First — We document our methodology and limitations. When we're not sure, we say so.

Current Coverage

We're starting with Florida — one of the largest medical cannabis markets in the US. Our dataset includes weekly dispensing reports from 2019-present, covering 25+ licensed operators and 350+ weeks of data.

Next targets: Massachusetts, Colorado, and Oregon. Want to help add your state? submit sources or request contributor access.