MISSOURI, USA — Missouri generated $1.3 billion in marijuana sales, including $1 billion in recreational marijuana sales, from the time it was legalized on Feb. 3, 2023, through Dec. 31, according to state figures.
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services transferred $3.84 million from its adult-use program and another $13 million from its medical marijuana program to various state agencies as outlined by the state’s constitution. Since the Missouri cannabis program was founded in late 2018, the state has transferred $41.26 million to state programs.
Missouri now has the nation’s sixth-largest cannabis market, behind California, Michigan, Illinois, Florida and Massachusetts. Its sales were about 10 times higher than the $104 million in New York in 2023, despite Missouri having about a third of the population.
Missouri benefits from bordering states that still ban marijuana sales or have much higher tax rates, pushing people near the borders to come into Missouri.
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