These U.S. cities could benefit from CBD

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The passing of last December’s 2018 Farm Bill legalized the sale of hemp-based CBD products. As more consumers develop an interest about the potential healing benefits of cannabidiol, the demand for quality, effective and affordable formulas increases.

In the U.S., curiosity in CBD has grown steadily, and online searches for the natural substance have doubled in the past year. Sales forecasts predict the CBD market will reach an impressive $20 billion by 2024.

So, who exactly is buying CBD products? Older millennials make up a large portion of the demographic, which is split evenly at around 50% male and 50% female consumers. The average purchaser is also about 40 years old, has completed a higher education level and is more likely to be employed on a full-time basis.

According to a recent report from the CBD Awareness Project, the following 25 U.S. cities will benefit the most from the growing availability of CBD. The metropolitan areas were chosen based on the rates of health conditions like cancer, smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, poor sleep habits and mental health conditions like anxiety, depression and PTSD. 

The data was taken from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and all cities had to have a population of at least 200,000 people to be considered. 

  1. Detroit, MI
  2. Buffalo, NY
  3. Toledo, OH
  4. Cleveland, OH
  5. Rochester, NY
  6. Cincinnati, OH
  7. Birmingham, AL
  8. Memphis, TN
  9. Louis, MO
  10. Louisville, KY
  11. Montgomery, AL
  12. Baltimore, MD
  13. Milwaukee, WI
  14. Newark, NJ
  15. Philadelphia, PA
  16. Columbus, OH
  17. Nashville, TN
  18. Baton Rouge, LA
  19. Kansas City, MO
  20. New Orleans, LA
  21. Fayetteville, NC
  22. Lexington, KY
  23. Pittsburgh, PA
  24. Richmond, VA
  25. San Bernardino, CA

Detroit, Michigan made the first spot on the list, with a cancer rate of 5.8 percent, diabetes rate of 17.3 percent, arthritis rate of 33.3 percent, high blood pressure rate of 46.3 percent, and smoking rate of 28.6 percent. More than half of the city’s population (50.1 percent) sleeps less than seven hours per night and nearly 18 percent of the city’s adult population has some form of mental health condition. 

Buffalo, New York took the second spot on the list, with a cancer rate of 6.1 percent, diabetes rate of 13.9 percent, arthritis rate of 29.6 percent, high blood pressure rate of 37.4 percent, and smoking rate of 24.4 percent. Nearly half of the city’s population (42.7 percent) sleeps less than seven hours per night and 15.3 percent of the city’s adult population has some form of mental health condition. 

Toledo, Ohio was third on the list, with a cancer rate of 6.1 percent, diabetes rate of 12.9 percent, arthritis rate of 31.1 percent, high blood pressure rate of 36 percent, and smoking rate of 26.7 percent. Nearly half of the city’s population (43.3 percent) sleeps less than seven hours per night and 15.8 percent of the city’s adult population has some form of mental health condition. 

Cleveland, Ohio was fourth on the list, with a cancer rate of 5.6 percent, diabetes rate of 15.8 percent, arthritis rate of 29.5 percent, high blood pressure rate of 40.3 percent, and smoking rate of 29.5 percent. Nearly half of the city’s population (42.6 percent) sleeps less than seven hours per night and 16.4 percent of the city’s adult population has some form of mental health condition.

Rochester, New York was fifth on the list, with a cancer rate of just over 6 percent, diabetes rate of 13.7 percent, arthritis rate of 28.9 percent, high blood pressure rate of 34.9 percent, and smoking rate of 24 percent. Nearly half of the city’s population (39.7 percent) sleeps less than seven hours per night and 15.9 percent of the city’s adult population has some form of mental health condition. 

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