Legal cannabis production in California increased by 11.8% to 1.4 million pounds in 2024, according to a new report commissioned by the state’s Department of Cannabis Control and released late Monday.
However, an enormous illicit marijuana market continues to thrive despite the efforts of regulators and law enforcement, with illegal production totaling an estimated 11.4 million pounds, according to the analysis from Davis, California-based ERA Economics.
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Most of that illicit cannabis is still shipped out of state to destinations unknown, according to the report.
And while licensed production in the state is 1.4 million pounds, overall cannabis consumption in California is 3.8 million pounds.
With in-state illicit sales totaling nearly twice California’s legal sales, those numbers suggest that while the legal market still
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