Colorado marijuana sales hit record $1.75 billion in 2019
Cannabis sales have now reached a total of $7.79 billion in the 6 years since legalization
The Denver Post
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Last year was the most lucrative 12 months for cannabis sales in Colorado since the state’s voters legalized recreational marijuana.
Medical and recreational cannabis sales hit a record $1.75 billion in 2019, up 13% from 2018, according to data from the Department of Revenue’s Marijuana Enforcement Division. Marijuana tax collections also hit an all-time high, at more than $302 million in 2019.
December closed out the year with strong sales totaling more than $144 million, up 6.7% compared to the previous year. But that wasn’t the biggest month of 2019; instead, August topped the calendar year with $173 million in sales.
All told, Colorado marijuana sales now have hit $7.79 billion since recreational sales began in 2014.
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