Missouri named 6th-largest cannabis market in US [Video]

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.

Editor’s note: The video above aired on Feb. 8, 2024.

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 …