Massachusetts Marijuana Stores Pass $8 Billion in Gross Adult-use Sales
Adult-use licensees including Marijuana Retailers, Delivery Operators and Couriers, and Microbusinesses with Delivery Endorsements crossed the $8 billion sales mark in June, according to sales data dating to when the Commonwealth’s first two Marijuana Retailers commenced operations in November 2018. Adding data from the first half of July, the gross sales total stood at $8.033 billion as of July 11.
The $8 billion milestone came amid a record breaking first half of 2025, with gross sales totaling $806 million between January and June. The Massachusetts cannabis industry also set monthly gross sales records during that time in January ($133.2 million), April ($134.5 million), and May ($142.3 million) for those months.
“The Commission is glad to see the Commonwealth achieve another adult-use cannabis sales milestone, which demonstrates that consumers continue to have confidence in the safety and security of the regulated market,” Executive Director Travis Ahern said. “As we anticipate the arrival of Social Consumption businesses – an entirely new license category – in the coming months, we look forward to increasing economic growth for Massachusetts.”
Other highlights from recent sales and licensing data include:
Regulated cannabis products sold in adult-use stores in Massachusetts are subject to a 6.25% state sales tax and a 10.75% state excise tax. The Commission does not collect tax revenue from cannabis sales or direct the spending of sales and excise tax revenue. According to the state Department of Revenue, cannabis sales and excise taxes had generated more than $264 million in fiscal year 2025 through the end of May, which is approximately $12 million more than the same point in 2024.
Additional Massachusetts cannabis industry sales information is available by visiting the Commission’s Open Data Platform at MassCannabisControl.com, by contacting the Commission by phone (774-415-0200) or email, or following the agency on Facebook LinkedIn, and X.