2020 Cannabis Market Report: Cannabis Market Update — Unique Packaging Challenges for THC and CBD Products, published by PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, examines industry dynamics from recent market rollouts through near-term projections using interviews, government guidance, and market analytics to compare U.S. state-by-state and Canadian national experiences. The analysis indicates converging focus areas around regulatory and labeling compliance, automation and flexible machinery adoption, packaging format strategies and sustainability, and workforce capacity and training needs, with suppliers and OEM partnerships emerging as a common benchmark. Charts highlight shifting formats from dried flower to concentrates and edibles and show where packaging automation is gaining traction. The report reveals where engineering teams are prioritizing investments to strengthen operational resilience.
Published by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, in 2020. Based on in-depth interviews with cultivators, processors, packagers, and contractors plus secondary analysis of industry datasets and reports (e.g., BDS Analytics, Brightfield, Statistics Canada, industry white papers) collected in 2018–2019.
