The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration has released sales numbers regarding medical marijuana in the state.
According to a news release, from January 1 to the end of June, patients spent $141 million on medical marijuana purchases to obtain 29,057 pounds, including $23.5 million in May and $23.4 million in June.
Sales through the first six months of 2022 reached $134 Million and 23,611 pounds, a difference of $7 million and 5,446 pounds.
Sales for the entire year of 2022 reached $276 million and 50,547 pounds, the largest year for sales since the industry launched.
The news release said the state collected $16 million in tax revenue from the medical marijuana industry through the first six months of 2023.
Since 2019 when the first dispensary opened, the state has collected $105 million in tax revenue.
The news release said Suite 443 (Hot Springs) and Natural Relief Dispensary (Sherwood) sold the largest amount over the last six months.
Suite 443 led with 3,020 pounds and Natural Relief followed with 2,825 pounds.
“Since the first dispensary opened for business in 2019, approximately $900 million has been spent on medical marijuana purchases in Arkansas,” said Scott Hardin, spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. “With a sales average of $23.5 million monthly, we should surpass $1 billion in overall sales toward the end of this year. Patients are spending an average of $785,000 a day at the state’s 38 dispensaries.”
TOTAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA SALES FOR MAY 2023
- Suite 443 (Hot Springs, opened May 10, 2019) sold 581.51 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Green Springs Medical (Hot Springs, opened May 12, 2019) sold 183.59 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Arkansas Natural Products (Clinton, opened June 20, 2019) sold 58.77 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Greenlight Dispensary (Helena, opened June 27, 2019) sold 32.18 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Native Green Hensley (Hensley, opened July 2, 2019) sold 42.08 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Fiddler’s Green (Mountain View, opened July 11, 2019) sold 102.78 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- The Releaf Center (Bentonville, opened August 7, 2019) sold 245.77 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- The Source (Bentonville, opened August 15, 2019) sold 164.00 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- The Hill (Fayetteville, formerly Acanza, opened September 14, 2019) sold 172.69 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Harvest (Conway, opened October 11, 2019) sold 220.54 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Purspirit Cannabis (Fayetteville, opened November 20, 2019) sold 236.92 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- NEA Full Spectrum (Brookland, opened December 9, 2019) sold 136.90 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- 420 Dispensary (Russellville, opened December 17, 2019) sold 51.17 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- The Greenery (Fort Smith, opened December 18, 2019) sold 116.21 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Good Day Farm Texarkana (formerly Red River Remedy, opened January 10, 2020) sold 71.03 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- SuperFarm (Texarkana, formerly Bloom Medicinals, opened January 15, 2020) sold 41.65 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Plant Family Therapeutics (Mountain Home, opened February 3, 2020) sold 157.68 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Berner’s by Good Day Farm (Little Rock, opened February 14, 2020) sold 174.48 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Greenlight Little Rock (formerly Curaleaf, opened February 26, 2020) sold 83.86 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Custom Cannabis (Alexander, opened March 5, 2020) sold 124.56 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Natural Relief Dispensary (Sherwood, opened March 17, 2020) sold 477.23 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Body and Mind Dispensary (West Memphis, opened April 27, 2020) sold 130.69 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Delta Cannabis (West Memphis, opened July 1, 2020) sold 165.24 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Good Day Monticello (Monticello, opened July 4, 2020) sold 59.07 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Enlightened Cannabis for People (Arkadelphia, opened July 16, 2020) sold 26.96 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Enlightened Cannabis for People (Heber Springs, opened July 17, 2020) sold 80.33 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Enlightened Cannabis for People (Morrilton, opened August 3, 2020) sold 61.73 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Enlightened Cannabis for People (Clarksville, opened August 7, 2020) 50.01 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Greenlight West Memphis (West Memphis, opened August 26, 2020) sold 43.78 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- High Bank Cannabis (Pine Bluff, opened October 9, 2021) sold 247.11 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Zen Leaf (El Dorado, opened October 22, 2020) sold 88.60 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Spring River Dispensary (Hardy, opened January 7, 2021) sold 116.30 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Native Green Little Rock (Little Rock, opened May, 6, 2021) sold 53.47 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Hash Co. (Pine Bluff, opened June 18, 2021) sold 6.53 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Osage Creek Dispensary (Eureka Springs, opened June 18, 2021) sold 52.88 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- The Treatment Cannabis Dispensary (Pine Bluff, opened July 1, 2021) sold 37.61 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- CROP (Jonesboro, opened September 21, 2021) sold 275.95 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
- Good Day Farm Van Buren (opened March 7, 2022) sold 89.26 pounds of medical marijuana in May.
Combined, 5,061 pounds were sold in May.
TOTAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA SALES FOR JUNE 2023
- Suite 443 (Hot Springs, opened May 10, 2019) sold 540.44 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Green Springs Medical (Hot Springs, opened May 12, 2019) sold 194.16 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Arkansas Natural Products (Clinton, opened June 20, 2019) sold 78.46 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Greenlight Dispensary (Helena, opened June 27, 2019) sold 31.19 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Native Green Hensley (Hensley, opened July 2, 2019) sold 43.10 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Fiddler’s Green (Mountain View, opened July 11, 2019) sold 103.89 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- The Releaf Center (Bentonville, opened August 7, 2019) sold 253.88 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- The Source (Bentonville, opened August 15, 2019) sold 147.13 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- The Hill (Fayetteville, formerly Acanza, opened September 14, 2019) sold 189.85 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Harvest (Conway, opened October 11, 2019) sold 220.72 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Purspirit Cannabis (Fayetteville, opened November 20, 2019) sold 249.90 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- NEA Full Spectrum (Brookland, opened December 9, 2019) sold 142.95 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- 420 Dispensary (Russellville, opened December 17, 2019) sold 55.54 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- The Greenery (Fort Smith, opened December 18, 2019) sold 106.15 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Good Day Farm Texarkana (formerly Red River Remedy, opened January 10, 2020) sold 69.15 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- SuperFarm (Texarkana, formerly Bloom Medicinals, opened January 15, 2020) sold 42.48 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Plant Family Therapeutics (Mountain Home, opened February 3, 2020) sold 157.70 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Berner’s by Good Day Farm (Little Rock, opened February 14, 2020) sold 180.11 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Greenlight Little Rock (formerly Curaleaf, opened February 26, 2020) sold 99.60 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Custom Cannabis (Alexander, opened March 5, 2020) sold 119.58 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Natural Relief Dispensary (Sherwood, opened March 17, 2020) sold 465.73 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Body and Mind Dispensary (West Memphis, opened April 27, 2020) sold 140.57 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Delta Cannabis (West Memphis, opened July 1, 2020) sold 151.51 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Good Day Monticello (Monticello, opened July 4, 2020) sold 55.70 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Enlightened Cannabis for People (Arkadelphia, opened July 16, 2020) sold 31.42 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Enlightened Cannabis for People (Heber Springs, opened July 17, 2020) sold 84.19 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Enlightened Cannabis for People (Morrilton, opened August 3, 2020) sold 64.41 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Enlightened Cannabis for People (Clarksville, opened August 7, 2020) 50.42 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Greenlight West Memphis (West Memphis, opened August 26, 2020) sold 49.69 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- High Bank Cannabis (Pine Bluff, opened October 9, 2021) sold 274.24 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Zen Leaf (El Dorado, opened October 22, 2020) sold 97.10 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Spring River Dispensary (Hardy, opened January 7, 2021) sold 124.32 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Native Green Little Rock (Little Rock, opened May, 6, 2021) sold 51.44 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Hash Co. (Pine Bluff, opened June 18, 2021) sold 9.30 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Osage Creek Dispensary (Eureka Springs, opened June 18, 2021) sold 45.85 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- The Treatment Cannabis Dispensary (Pine Bluff, opened July 1, 2021) sold 53.15 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- CROP (Jonesboro, opened September 21, 2021) sold 285.66 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
- Good Day Farm Van Buren (opened March 7, 2022) sold 89.29 pounds of medical marijuana in June.
Source: Cory Evans – katv.com
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