Massachusetts marijuana retailers have generated more than $1.51 billion in combined recreational and medical sales through October 2026, surpassing the total recorded during the same period last year, while cumulative sales since the launch of legal marijuana businesses have reached approximately $11.92 billion.
According to newly updated figures from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, recreational marijuana sales totaled approximately $1.395 billion between January and October, while medical marijuana purchases contributed another $117.9 million. Combined, the two markets generated approximately $1.513 billion in sales.
During the same ten-month period in 2025, Massachusetts recorded approximately $1.374 billion in recreational purchases and $131 million in medical sales, for a combined total of roughly $1.505 billion. This puts 2026 sales approximately $8 million higher, an increase of around 0.5%.
The increase has been driven entirely by recreational marijuana purchases, which rose approximately 1.5% compared to the same period last year. Medical marijuana sales, meanwhile, declined by approximately 10%, continuing a trend of patients increasingly purchasing from the state’s larger recreational market.
October was another strong month for recreational marijuana businesses, with sales reaching approximately $143.2 million, compared to $141.6 million in October 2025. Medical sales added another $11.5 million, bringing the combined October total to approximately $154.7 million.
July remains the strongest month of 2026 for recreational marijuana sales, with $149.4 million in purchases. August followed with $145.3 million, while May generated $144.2 million. Recreational purchases have exceeded $120 million every month this year, with seven of the ten months surpassing $135 million.
The latest data also shows Massachusetts has reached approximately $11.92 billion in cumulative marijuana sales since November 2018. Recreational marijuana businesses have generated approximately $10.25 billion over that period, while medical marijuana treatment centers have recorded another $1.67 billion.
The recreational market alone surpassed the $10 billion milestone in September, less than eight years after the state’s first adult-use marijuana stores opened. Recreational purchases now account for approximately 92% of combined marijuana sales in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts voters approved recreational marijuana legalization in November 2016, with licensed retail sales beginning in November 2018. Recreational purchases are subject to a 6.25% state sales tax and a 10.75% marijuana excise tax, with municipalities allowed to impose an additional local tax of up to 3%.
The latest figures follow a record-setting 2025, when Massachusetts recreational marijuana retailers generated approximately $1.65 billion in annual sales, narrowly exceeding the previous record established in 2024.
