15% of Every Cannabis Harvest Never Makes It to Market. Here’s Where It Goes

Obviously, cannabis doesn’t go straight from the field to the store. It takes weeks to cure it, process it, package, and distribute it. But still: The gap is there every month. Where does the missing cannabis go?

There’s an interesting story hidden in the data that the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) publishes every month.

The LCB compiles statistics on the weight of cannabis harvested, and the weight of cannabis sold. Here’s the funny thing: The two numbers almost never match up.

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