Connecticut’s legal marijuana industry accounted for over $24 million in sales in March.
There was a total of $24.66 million in marijuana sold legally between March 1 and March 31, according to data released by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. This is roughly $2.5 million more than the marijuana sales total for the previous March.
$16,042,876 of these sales were purchased by recreational marijuana consumers. $8,624,463 of this was purchased by authorized medical marijuana patients.
Sales totals include the licensed distribution of marijuana flower and shake, as well as a variety of marijuana products including edibles, tinctures and topicals.
Total marijuana sales for 2024 now stands at $73 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.
