Whitney Economics creates value

for a global clientele by providing hard data, deep analysis and thought leadership on the U.S. and global hemp and cannabis industries.

Our Mission

is to use sound analytic principles and valid data to provide insights and recommendations to increase the value, effectiveness and influence of our clients in the global marketplace.

Our Passion

is to bridge the gaps between the theories of business economics and the daily lives of people around the world.

Building Insight In Support Of Hemp & Cannabis Investment, Infrastructure & Regulation

Hemp and cannabis are nascent industry verticals that face unique pressures. Whitney Economics collects data and builds economic models for hemp and cannabis cultivation, processing, investment, manufacturing, regulation and legislation that are accurate, legitimate, reliable and timely.

A Rising Tide Of Cannabis Insight Lifts All Ships

The US hemp and cannabis industries only benefit from more hard data and greater levels of regulatory transparency. Whitney Economics delivers serious, carefully considered recommendations to businesses and governments across the country and around the world. With actionable data, we create value for not only our clients, but for the larger hemp and cannabis industries. Over time, efforts like ours will yield more comprehensive, automated and granular data.


Whitney Economics was founded in October 2014 by Beau Whitney, in Portland Oregon. Mr. Whitney is currently the Chief Economist for the National Industrial Hemp Council (NIHC) and the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA). A member of the American Economic Association, the Oregon chapter president of the National Association of Business Economics and a participant in meetings of the Oregon council of economic advisors, he is widely regarded as one of the country»s leading cannabis economists. A registered member of the European Industrial Hemp Association, Mr. Whitney is also a member of multiple local regulatory advisory committees throughout the U.S. including the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) RAC for both hemp and cannabis.


Latest Insights

Reports

3/5/2023
An Economics Impact Analysis of Cannabinoid Retail in Virginia DOWNLOAD NOW
11/28/2022
2022 U.S. Cannabis Supply Report DOWNLOAD NOW

In the News

12/12/2022
In 2022, U.S. Cannabis Supply Exceeds 48.8 Million Pounds READ ARTICLE
1/05/2022
Mainstream Weedia: The Green Economy, Part I LISTEN NOW

Speaking Engagements

7/22/2020
The State of Hemp: Key Learnings from 2019 and a Forecast for 2020
National Industrial Hemp Council, Washington, D.C.
7/2/2020
Cannabis Interstate Commerce and its Role in Promoting Social Equity
The State of Cannabis

Media

9/28/2019
US hemp dreams may be dashed READ ARTICLE
9/27/2019
Hemp's first year as a commercial crop is turning into a disaster with billions rotting on farms READ ARTICLE

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