Any way you slice it, medical cannabis appears to be a booming sector. According to Marijuana Business Daily’s recent report on the marijuana industry, the U.S. medical cannabis market alone could be worth almost $9 billion by 2023.
The sum total for all cannabis is just much larger, as the US market is just one of the many cannabis markets throughout the globe. In fact, the international marijuana industry is worth more than $30 billion and is expected to reach $50 billion by 2028.
Tremendous growth potential has made firms pay more attention to how they can serve their clients in this new sector. As a result, APIs were developed to help with every aspect of cannabis sales – from managing inventory and payment to helping customers find what they are looking for based on their preferred strain type (indica vs sativa vs hybrid) or delivery method (smokables vs edibles).
In this post, we’ll go over three of our favourite free cannabis APIs from the hundreds available and discuss how they can be put to good use by your business.
1) The Best Free Cannabis Reports API 2018 The Best Free Cannabis Reports API is a must-try for any business that wants to start offering its customers useful reports on their purchasing habits. Businesses can gain a significant competitive advantage by collecting and analyzing data about their customers, products, services, and competitors. This can be used for market research or even just to learn more about your own buying habits. This free API provides data on the top 100 strains as well as data on all strains sold in the United States. It shows strain name, THC and CBD levels, terpene profiles and more information that businesses can use to sell more products and services. It’s simple; all you need to do is register with the reporting API and provide some information about your business; then you’ll receive weekly reports with fresh insights into your customers’ tastes and habits. 2) Cannabis Prices API You can get data on the price of cannabis products in the US thanks to this API. By including a ZIP code or city name in your request; this API gives you all the information you need about the lowest dispensary price for medical or recreational cannabis products in your area. Each city listed in Cannabiscan has its own API endpoint; so you only need to submit your credentials and make an API call to get the data you want. 3) Cann
Get the latest news about cannabis and psychedelics from all over the world.
To make use of it, you must first:
1- Go to Cannabis News API and simply click on the button “Subscribe for free” to start using the API.
2- After signing up in Zyla API Hub, you’ll be given your personal API key. Using this one-of-a-kind combination of numbers and letters, you’ll be able to use, connect, and manage APIs!
3- Employ the different API endpoints depending on what you are looking for.
4- Once you meet your needed endpoint, make the API call by pressing the button “run” and see the results on your screen.