Cannabis Wellness Products: Industry Vertical Infographic

by Jun 12, 2020, 14:12 PM

This infographic provides an overview of the the cannabis industry's wellness products vertical, highlighting areas such as the investment opportunity, subsegments, key statistics and more.


 

How do wellness products apply to cannabis?

Companies in this vertical offer health and wellness products containing cannabis and/or hemp. Generally, these products are formulated with an intent to encourage health benefits or to promote self care.

Subsegments

  • Natural health products 
  • Nutraceuticals
  • Cosmeceuticals
  • Dietary supplements
  • OTC pharmaceuticals

The cannabis wellness investment opportunity

The pursuit of wellness drives many elements of cannabis consumption. For example, relaxation, pain management, and anxiety reduction rank among the top reasons why people use cannabis1. Data shows that wellness products have a greater appeal to those that intend to, but do not currently use, cannabis2. This vertical may attract a new demographic to cannabis products, giving wellness products an opportunity to develop brand loyalty among new consumers.

Regulatory changes are also helping to drive growth in this segment. In the U.S., for example, the legal status of hemp-derived CBD has opened up previously closed mainstream retail channels for certain products. From a retail perspective, CBD products also tend to command higher prices than non-CBD cannabis products3. 

We anticipate that this vertical will continue to experience steady growth, especially as research around lesser-known minor cannabinoids and terpenes paves the way for new products.

We think successful wellness brands will offer products in subcategories that are popular among CBD customers. Non-inhalable CBD products such as topicals, tinctures, sublinguals, beverages, and edibles have had rising sales in recent years3. We also expect that the brands who come out on top will build an omni-channel distribution network and market their products around consumer needs.

Key statistics for the cannabis wellness products vertical*

  • US$4.5T - est. value of global wellness market in 20184
  • US$45B - est. value of cannabinoid market by 20245
  • US$16B - est. value of U.S. hemp-derived CBD market by 20256

RIV Capital portfolio companies in the vertical

1Source: New Frontier Data, “Cannabis Consumer Report: Archetypes, Preferences, and Trends” (2019)
2Source: Deloitte - “Nurturing New Growth - Canada Gets Ready for Cannabis 2.0” (2019)
3Source: Headset, “Understanding the CBD Market in State-Legal Cannabis” (2019)
4Source: Global Wellness Institute, “Global Wellness Economy Monitor” (2019)
Note that this statistic relates to the broader wellness vertical, and not the cannabis-focused wellness vertical.
5Source: BDS Analytics, “The Global Cannabinoids Market: Will CBD overtake THC?” (2019)
6Source: Cowen Research, “Cowen’s Collective View of CBD” (2019)

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