While legal cannabis markets are getting stronger every year, most cannabis consumers still live in the medical-only markets or states with no legalized cannabis. That prompted us to look into how illicit cannabis sales compare to legal cannabis sales in the U.S.

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cannabis sales has generated in the U.S.

$1,902

revenue in illicit
cannabis sales

$539

revenue in legal cannabis sales
(recreational and medical use)

Key findings

Legal v.s. illicit 
cannabis sales 2020 in the U.S.

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States without medical and recreational use legalization that generate the highest percent of illicit cannabis sales revenue:

Rank

State

% of Total illicit sales revenue in 2020
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Legal v.s. illicit 
cannabis sales 2020 in the U.S.

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Cannabis legality by state

State

Legal status

Medical use

Decriminalized

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Methodology

Estimates for illicit and legal cannabis sales revenue in the U.S are sourced from U.S. Cannabis Report: 2019 Industry Outlook by New Frontier Data.

Revenue per second is calculated by dividing estimated legal and illicit cannabis sales revenue by the number of seconds in a year.

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