Cannabis 2025: What to ExpectAnother year has flown by—time flies when you're always high. That's right, the death knell for 2024 has rung loud and clear and the New Year beckons. But before you pop the champagne to see in a new dawn, we want to pause for a second and think about what the new year might bring to the cannabis world.
Here's The ASC what to expect for 2025:
Changes to Laws
2024 was another massive year for legal cannabis. However, 2025 is set to be more significant. It could be the year the US crossed the line and legalised it at a federal level. This means the bank sector can engage and invest in the cannabis industry. More regulation could make legal cannabis safer, but it also leads to a few major companies dominating the landscape akin to big tobacco. Watch this space for a blind man behind a piano moaning about how cannabis is a gateway drug. Staying on the law topic, we expect the Germans to alter how they do things by introducing border checks. Legalisation moved fast in Germany, and they are, in many ways, still finding their feet.
ASC tip: Weed goes corporate in a big way
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Further investment in Pharmaceuticals
Big Pharma is not going away, so expect investment in research into cannabis pharmaceuticals. We could see a move towards synthetic cannabinoids, with research into tailored treatments like personalised cannabinoid prescriptions.
More AI and Data Foucs
2025 could be a massive year for advancements in cultivation. Expect to hear a lot more about advancements in growing with the help of AI. It could change the game and only be a matter of when not if. Cultivation driven by AI could make growing cannabis more efficient. It could even lead to the development of super cannabis strains with higher cannabinoid content. Who knows, but we hope you're polite with AI because it will be growing your weed.
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More infused cannabis products
There are more eyeballs than ever looking at cannabis products. As the market dictates, 2025 will see even more cannabis products on the shelves of stores across the world. Now, depending on where you are, the type of cannabinoids they contain will vary. However, we expect to see more fast-acting THC and CBD-infused products to meet growing consumer demand.
ASC tip: Infused beverages to break the mainstream
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Wellness and health
ASC thinks 2O25 is going to be rammed-packed with people trying to sell you cannabis wellness products. As the cannabis industry diversifies, so does the type of products and packages you can buy. May it be a spa retreat, a camping trip, or a holiday at a beach resort, 2025 will be a good year for lapping up health and wellness products as those industries cover the world of cannabis.
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Cannabis Tourism
Cannabis tourism is growing year on year, and with more places making cannabis accessible, there's more choice than ever. If you're planning your 2025 travel trips based on where you can blaze up, you're spoilt for choice. Canada? USA? Thailand? Germany? Spain? The Netherlands?
ASC tip: 2025 is a record year for money generated from cannabis tourism.
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More focus on other cannabinoids
Yes, there are over 120 cannabinoids in the cannabis plant and a lot more going on than THC and CBD. We expect the focus to somewhat shift to cannabinoids such as CBG, CBN, and THCV. Some seedbanks like Dutch Passion have got ahead of the pack and bred CBG and THCV-dominant hybrids. However, expect others to follow and produce everything from oil to hybrids.
ASC Tip: At least a dozen seedbanks release a minor cannabinoid-dominant hybrid.
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Cannabis use to rise
Both legal and otherwise, cannabis use will go up in 2025. In the UK alone, estimates suggest that private medical prescriptions will grow by 124% by 2028, up to 141,00 patients. Additionally, Sky News reported in March 2023 that an estimated 1.8 million people in the UK use the illegal cannabis market to alleviate symptoms, up by 29% from 2019. We suspect that number will only get higher.
ASC prediction: Legal prescriptions in the UK will surpass 141,000 by 2026
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Amsterdam Seed Center 2025
Well, what can you expect from The ASC in 2025? Bags more seeds of the finest variety, and hopefully, we will celebrate that all of our predictions came true. In the meantime, keep shopping for those seeds! You can use our seed finder or click that big old logo to get to our homepage, where you will see all the cannabis seeds currently on sale.