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Databases for Cannabis Company Research

Hoovers 

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Note that content from Hoovers cannot be downloaded.

How to Build A Company List in Hoovers - Tutorial Video

Hoover's gives you access to best in class data made up of approximately 84 million private and public companies, including subsidiaries.  Below is a screenshot of the company list builder and its criteria. 
 

Search for a company in the search bar or build a company list on the left hand side. 

Hoovers homepage: Build a company list, browse news, find contacts

PrivCo

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"Business and financial data on major, non-publicly traded corporations, including family owned, private equity owned, venture backed, and international unlisted companies."

Contains data on over 650,000 U.S. private companies, over 100,000 private market deals and venture capital fundings, and over 18,000 private market market investors. May search by keyword as well as by industry.

Access is free for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign users, but you must create an account. Sign up with your university e-mail address from the main page. Once inside, search by company or investor name.

 

Search for a company or keyword in the search box. 

 

Or you can conduct an Advanced Search by clicking on the magnifying glass. 

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Derwent Innovations Index via Web of Science

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In the search box, type Cannabis. 

Web of Science. Cannabis is typed into the search bar.

 

You can refine the results on the left side of the screen.

After getting search results, use the filter to refine results.

 

You may find it helpful to sort by Web of Science categories. Scroll down and click See All.

List of Web of Science categories

WeedMaps

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WeedMaps contains a listing for dispensaries with many useful filters for brands, products, licenses, and more. 

map showing marijuana listings in the United States

AllBud

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The website's terms of use show that this website is only for non-commercial uses. 

Additionally, we are not able to post a screenshot of the website here.