There was over $23 million in legal marijuana sold in February in throughout Connecticut.
According to the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, there was $15,049,229 in recreational marijuana sold in February, in addition to $8,627,769 in medical marijuana sales. The combined total of $23,676,998 is lower than the $24,990,207 made in January, although the per day average is higher; $816,448 compared to $806,135
Total sales for 2024 now stand at just shy of $50 million In 2023, the yearly total came to $274 million, averaging $22.8 million a month.
Connecticut’s recreational marijuana law was passed in 2021, with the first marijuana store opening in January, 2023. Under the law those 21 and older can possess up to one and a half ounces of marijuana in public and up to five ounces in a locked container. They can also grow up to six plants for personal use, three of which can be mature.
Marijuana and marijuana products can be purchased legally through licensed marijuana retail outlets and dispensaries, which are supplied by licensed growers and processors. Legal marijuana must be tested through a licensed marijuana testing lab. Medical marijuana was first legalized in Connecticut in 2012, with dispensaries opening the following year.
In October the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) doubled the purchase limit for recreational marijuana, from a quarter of an ounce per transaction to half an ounce.
