Cannabis Markets Show Improved Growth Again
New Cannabis Ventures offers readers this easy-to-read exclusive summary of BDSA’s monthly cannabis sales data for 11 states.
Cannabis sales increased 1.0% sequentially in December after decreasing a small amount in November, according to cannabis data analytics firm BDSA. Looking at a per-day basis, sales increased 4.4% sequentially. In this review, we share the results by state, beginning with the western markets and then concluding with the eastern markets. In total, BDSA estimates that sales across the 11 markets totaled $1.84 billion during the month.
Western Markets
BDSA provides coverage for Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Oregon. In December, year-over-year growth was negative in 4 of the 5 states, with the annual growth rates ranging from -17.3% in Colorado to 2.6% in Oregon. Growth rose sequentially in all, though it fell on a per-day basis in Arizona and California.
Eastern Markets
BDSA provides coverage for Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Pennsylvania. In December, year-over-year growth ranged from 2.8% in Massachusetts to +135.4% in Maryland, which recently introduced adult-use. Note that Florida and Pennsylvania are medical-only markets. Sequential growth was positive in all markets. The annual growth in Florida fell from November and was the lowest yet, and annual growth was meager except in two states.
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