Medical cannabis patients in Arkansas spent $211.3 million on MMJ between Jan. 1 and the end of September as the state’s legal marijuana market approaches new heights.
The year-to-date total includes $23.3 million worth of medical marijuana sold in August and $23.2 million in September, according to data released by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA).
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“With monthly sales averaging $23.4 million, we remain on track to set a new sales record this year,” DFA spokesperson Scott Hardin said in a statement.
The $211.3 million figure through the third quarter of this year is roughly 8% more than the $205 million in sales recorded during the same period in 2022.
In total, Arkansas MMJ patients have spent more than $965 million since the market launched in May 2019, according to the DFA.
The year-to-date figure represents 44,979 pounds of cannabis, including 5,227 pounds
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