Illinois 2023 medical sales lowest start in two years
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) updated its January 2023 and February 2023 medical cannabis sales totals yesterday for the first time this year. Medical cannabis sales for 2023 started well below the 2022 and 2021 monthly totals. In January 2023, Illinois collected $27,621,022.42 and in February 2023 Illinois collected $26,652,042.97.
In contrast, January and February 2022 totals reached $29,686,123.47 and $28,187,064.97, respectively. Similarly, the January and February 2021 totals reached $32,670,476.42 and $29,579,209.83, respectively.
January 2023 totals included $12,650,256.16 in dry flower sales and $14,970,766.26 in concentrates/infused products. Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 62,335 unique patients, who purchased 1,126,300 grams of dry cannabis. February 2023 totals included including $12,214,582.67 in dry flower sales and $14,437,460.30 in concentrates/infused products. Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 62,339 unique patients, who purchased 1,111,135 grams of dry cannabis.
Total retail sales since November 2015 by licensed medical cannabis dispensaries is $1,693,048,677.29. Total 2023 wholesale sales by cultivation centers reached $79,407,155.34. Total wholesale sales since November 2015 by cultivation centers finished at 2,698,654,423.87. Illinois has been stuck on 55 medical cannabis dispensaries for a few years with no future plans to add more.
Monthly Totals for 2022:
January: $29,686,123.47
February: $28,187,064.97
March: $31,965,526.26
April: $31,774,180.50
May: $30,132,347.02
June: $28,456,450.40
July: $28,966,586.76
*August: $27,9XX,XXX.XX?
September: $28,055,726.06
October: $28,496,461.08
November: $28,204,431.51
December: $31,405,976.35
*Yearly Total: $353,601,178.56
(*Estimated)
Monthly Totals for 2021:
January: $32,670,476.42
February: $29,579,209.83
March: $35,688,321.20
April: $35,281,250.08
May: $34,187,235.91
June: $31,776,279.07
July: $34,324,297.27
August: $32,633,798.89
September: $32,292,958.94
October: 31,874,815.57
November: $31,514,504.78
December: $35,426,633.74
2021 totals: $397,249,781.70
Monthly Totals for 2020
January: $27,358,975.27
February: $23,397,209.38
March: $23,397,209.38
April: $29,976,735.01
May: $31,111,926.69
June: $32,060,899.28
July: $29,652,555.16
August: $33,251,969.41
September: $31,542,786.79
October: $31,440,439.61
November: $33,135,102.46
December: $30,793,569.83
2020 Yearly Totals: $357,119,378.27
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