Licensed marijuana stores in Canada sold CA$464.2 ($339) million worth of marijuana and marijuana products in August, a 4% increase over July’s sales total and a 10% increase compared to June.
According to Statistics Canada, total marijuana sales got within $36 million of reaching half a billion dollars for the first time. Year-to-date marijuana sales are now at CA$3.34 billion, a significant increase over the CA$2.9 billion sold during the same period in 2022. This marks a 13% increase.
Ontario remained the top jurisdiction for marijuana sales, rising 7% to CA$188.5 million. This was followed by British Columbia with marijuana sales increasing 4% to CA$73.9 million.
Manitoba was the only province to see sales decline in a noticeable way, decrease 7% to CA$15.4 million.
Sales for other provinces:
- Alberta: CA$78.6 million.
- British Columbia: CA$73.9 million.
- Nova Scotia: CA$10.6 million.
- New Brunswick: CA$8.5 million.
- Newfoundland and Labrador: CA$7.6 million.
- Saskatchewan: CA$20.5 million.
- Prince Edward Island: CA$2.3 million.
- Yukon: CA$1.3 million.
Data is not available for the Northwest Territories or Nunavut.
According to sales data, Toronto had the second largest increase in sales of all Canadian municipalities, rising 7% to CA$62.2 million. Montreal’s sales rose 3.4% to CA$30.2 million in the month.
Additional data for provincial sales can be found by clicking here.
