D.C. hit $4.4 million in medical cannabis September revenue

Oct 18, 2023

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Sales are steady but sloping down

D.C. released the monthly medical cannabis program metrics yesterday, revealing a slight rise in dispensary sales and over a $300,000 drop in cultivation sales in September. The program sold a total of $4.4 million in cannabis products overall. It’s important to note that these metrics do not include the gray market I-71 shops that proliferate across the city.

September 2023 Highlights

There was a slight rise in patients served by a dispensary from 10,876 to 11,029.
The top state for temporary patient registrations continued to be Virginia followed by Maryland than North Carolina.
September overall sales fell slightly compared to the same month in 2022.
Straight cannabis bud continues to be the only product seeing an increase in sales.
Over 4,000 pounds of cannabis waste was destroyed in September.
2023 overall patient sales continue their downward trend from a program high this April when a four year record of over $3.5 million in dispensary sales was hit.

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Written by:

LJ Dawson

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