PEORIA (25News Now) – In 2024, marijuana dispensaries in Illinois sold more than $2 billion in cannabis products, making it the fourth consecutive year of record-setting sales in the state.
What made up the $2 billion was another record-setting $1.72 billion in adult use cannabis sales, alongside $285 million in medical cannabis sales.
Illinois also collected more than $490 million in sales tax from dispensaries.
“The numbers are clear: five years after we legalized adult use cannabis in Illinois, we’re seeing the economic impact of a thriving cannabis industry,” Pritzker said. “With $2 billion in record-setting sales and $490 million generated in tax revenue, our first-in-the-nation equity-focused cannabis industry is the result of my administration’s policies, which prioritized repairing the damage done by the failed War on Drugs, creating more good-paying jobs, and building a safe, equitable, and prosperous business sector, making Illinois by far the national leader in diverse ownership for this industry.”
The state sold 56,318,082 cannabis items to customers in 2024, breaking 2023’s record by more than 13%. Included in that total are the 48,953,392 items sold in Illinois adult use cannabis dispensaries, which represents another record total.
Adult use cannabis sales saw a nearly 10% increase compared to 2023, and out-of-state residents bought more than $385 million worth of adult use cannabis products.
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