The first month of recreational marijuana sales in Illinois generated just $39.2 million compared to Missouri’s first month with $102 million.
ST. LOUIS — This weekend marked one month since recreational marijuana became legal in the state of Missouri.
Just for the month of February, sales already exceeded $100 million.
An amendment allowing for recreational sales in Missouri passed in November 2022, which paved the way for dispensaries to open across our area.
To put the success into perspective, the first month of recreational marijuana sales in Illinois generated $39.2 million compared to Missouri’s first month with $102.9 million.
$31.2 million was medical use sales and $71.7 million was recreational sales.
That sales record includes $13 million from the first weekend alone, Feb. 3 to Feb. 5.
Nick Wegman, the general manager of Feel State Dispensary, said it’s been an exciting and busy first month.
“Our main goal is to make sure that people who connect with us are happy as they can be,” he said.
Traffic inside Feel State Dispensary in Florissant hasn’t slowed down a bit, according to Wegman.
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