Illinois reports record-breaking cannabis sales in 2024
According to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, dispensaries reported that more than $2 billion worth of cannabis products was sold in 2024. This is a 2.5% increase from 2023.
Of those sales, about $1.722 billion was in adult-use cannabis sales and more than $285 million in medical cannabis sales.
According to the Illinois Department of Revenue, Illinois collected more than $490 million in sales tax from Illinois cannabis 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,' Governor JB 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.'
There are currently 244 adult-use cannabis dispensaries in Illinois. Cannabis market sales figures across the state can be tracked here.
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