Another strong month for Illinois recreational cannabis sales
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced recreational cannabis sales totals for May 2023. After recording strong monthly sales totals for March and April, Illinois recorded its third-most monthly sales total since legalization. May totals reached $132,777,299.46, surpassing all other months, except March 2023 ($134,790,381.77) and July 2020 ($135,658,291.46).
Illinois sold 3,372,878 total cannabis items, and in-state resident sales reached $100,044,704.91. Illinois recorded $32,732,549,55 in out-of-state resident sales, which has been hovering around $32 million for the last three months.
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2023 total monthly sales include:
January: $127,938,019.85
February: $120,488,569.91
March: $134,790,381.77
April: $131,990,502.83
May: $132,777,299.46
2022 total monthly sales include:
January: $117,251,759.72
February: $113,993,046.06
March: $130,960,120.66
April: $131,782,657.26
May: $129,804,017.72
June: $126,808,907.02
July: $135,658,291.46
August: $129,441,315.80
September: $130,685,122.59
October: $131,547,030.86
November: $130,492,724.92
December: $143,899,826.30
Year totals: $1,552,324,820.37
2021 total monthly sales include:
January: $88,813,872.78
February: $80,741,641.84
March: $109,149,355.98
April: $114,961,668.22
May: $116,380,348.01
June: $115,574,741.27
July: $127,794,220.50
August: $121,933,542.23
September: $121,717,709.51
October: $123,375,372.44
November: $120,748,946.72
December: $137,896,859.11
Year totals: $1,379,088,278.61
2020 total monthly sales include:
January: $39,247,840.83
February: $34,805,072.01
March: $35,902,543.22
April: $37,260,497.89
May: $44,317,385.72
June: $47,646,437.25
July: $60,956,981.41
August: $63,963,846.90
September: $67,648,362.14
October: $75,278,200.15
November: $75,199,344.33
December: $86,857,898.27
Totals: $669,084,410.12
These figures do not include taxes collected.
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