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Arkansans consuming more than 6,000 pounds of marijuana a month in 2025
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The most recent figures from the Department of Finance and Administration show marijuana consumption in Arkansas is increasing in 2025.
The figures through May of the year show that over 6,000 pounds of marijuana are purchased from state dispensaries each month. Records show that revenue ranges from a low of $21.9 million in February, when 6,069 pounds were sold, to a high of $25.5 million in May, when dispensaries sold 6,744 pounds. May is the last month tabulated so far for 2025.
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The total pounds of marijuana in 2025 through May is 32,474, up from 30,000 for the same period in 2024.
Officials stated that the total revenue for the period from Jan. 1 to May 31 is $121 million, collected by the state's 37 dispensaries. Revenue totals represent a $7.2 million increase from the 2024 figures for the same period.
DFA spokesperson Scott Hardin said marijuana sales are putting millions of dollars into Arkansas through tax revenue.
'Tax revenue from medical marijuana is averaging $2.68 million a month in 2025, also an increase over last year,' Hardin said. 'With daily medical marijuana sales averaging $806,000, we are on track to surpass the 2023 sales record of $283 million.'
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Hardin said the state has 109,854 active medical marijuana patient cards.
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