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Massachusetts’ adult-use marijuana sales topped $1.6BB in 2024


Marijuana retailers in Massachusetts recorded $1.65 billion in sales of adult-use products between Jan. 1, 2024, and Jan. 5, 2025.

That’s according to data from the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, which noted that recreational cannabis sales in December 2024 reached $140.2 million, the third-highest monthly total since Massachusetts legalized an adult-use market in November 2018.

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Other top sales months were August 2024 ($147.6 million) and July 2024 ($142.8 million).

During the week ended Jan. 5, 2025, flower represented 40.5% of sales, vapes 19% and pre-rolls 12.6%, followed by edibles and concentrates.

In April, Massachusetts cannabis regulators announced that adult-use sales had surpassed $6 billion since the market launched.

According to the latest figures, recreational cannabis sales in Massachusetts now top $7.2 billion.

Despite the monumental sales figures, Bruce Stebbins, acting chair of the CCC, told regional cable network Spectrum News 1 that the market is still developing.

“This is still a new industry,” he said.

“We’re excited about the numbers, but we realize that our attention and our work doesn’t stop.”

During the same period of Jan. 1, 2024-Jan. 5, 2025, retail sales at medical marijuana treatment centers reached $190.3 million.

It is common for medical marijuana sales figures to fall once states launch adult-use markets.

While medical marijuana products often are higher in potency – and, in many states, such purchases are exempt from sales tax – obtaining an MMJ registration typically involves paying a fee.



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