Over $144 million worth of marijuana was sold legally in Massachusetts in January 2025, exactly matching the total for January 2024.
According to data released today by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), licensed marijuana stores and dispensaries sold $144.6 million worth of marijuana and marijuana products in January, the same amount as January 2024.
In January 2025, recreational marijuana sales reached $132.9 million, up from $127.4 million the previous January. However, medical marijuana sales declined from $17.2 million in January 2024 to $11.7 million in January 2025. The CCC attributes the shift to more patients opting for the recreational market.
January’s marijuana sales remained equal to the previous year despite a 21% decline in prices. In January 2024, the average cost per gram was $5.66, and the average cost per ounce was $160. Now, prices have dropped to $4.43 per gram and $125.47 per ounce, both all-time lows.
Since the state’s first licensed marijuana store opened in November 2018, total marijuana sales have reached $7.36 billion.
Massachusetts legalized marijuana in 2016, allowing adults 21 and older to possess up to one ounce and cultivate up to six plants for personal use.
Recreational marijuana purchases are taxed at a 10.75% excise rate, along with the standard 6.25% statewide sales tax, while medical marijuana sales remain tax-exempt. The $7.36 billion in total marijuana sales has generated over $1 billion in tax revenue.
Revenue from marijuana taxes is distributed among the Marijuana Regulation Fund, local municipalities, and the state’s General Fund.
