Legal marijuana sales began in Connecticut on January 10th, and millions of dollars worth has already been sold.
The highest grossing day thus far was, unsurprisingly, opening day with $359k sold on January 10th. The slowest day was the 17th, with $169k sold.
As of the end of January 17th, a total of $2,020,358.12 in marijuana and marijuana products were purchased in the first week, totally over 45,667 pounds.
Under the new law consumers are authorized to purchase up to a quarter of an ounce of dried flower, or up to seven 1-gram joints, at a licensed marijuana outlet. Consumers are also allowed to purchase up to 2 mL of vape cartridges, and edibles with up to 5mg of THC.
For more information on Connecticut’s legal marijuana program, click here.