Massachusetts’ adult-use marijuana sales topped $1.6 billion in 2024
- Massachusetts marijuana retailers recorded $1.65 billion in adult-use product sales between Jan. 1, 2024, and Jan. 5, 2025.
- Recreational cannabis sales in December 2024 reached $140.2 million, the third-highest monthly total since legalization in 2018.
- Top selling product categories during the week ended Jan. 5, 2025, were flower, vapes, and pre-rolls.
- Total recreational cannabis sales in Massachusetts have now surpassed $7.2 billion, with medical marijuana treatment centers also generating $190.3 million in sales during the same period.
Marijuana retailers in Massachusetts recorded $1.65 billion in sales of adult-use products between Jan. 1, 2024, and Jan. 5, 2025.
That’s according to data from the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, which noted that recreational cannabis sales in December 2024 reached $140.2 million, the third-highest monthly total since Massachusetts legalized an adult-use market in November 2018.
Other top sales months were August 2024 ($147.6 million) and July 2024 ($142.8 million).
During the week ended Jan. 5, 2025, flower represented 40.5% of sales, vapes 19% and pre-rolls 12.6%, followed by edibles and concentrates.
In April, Massachusetts cannabis regulators announced that adult-use sales had surpassed $6 billion since the market launched.
According to the latest figures, recreational cannabis sales in Massachusetts now top $7.2 billion.
Despite the monumental sales figures, Bruce Stebbins, acting chair of the CCC, told regional cable network Spectrum News 1 that the market is still developing.
“This is still a new industry,” he said.
“We’re excited about the numbers, but we realize that our attention and our work doesn’t stop.”
During the same period of Jan. 1, 2024-Jan. 5, 2025, retail sales at medical marijuana treatment centers reached $190.3 million.
It is common for medical marijuana sales figures to fall once states launch adult-use markets.
While medical marijuana products often are higher in potency – and, in many states, such purchases are exempt from sales tax – obtaining an MMJ registration typically involves paying a fee.