According to the latest report from the Colorado Department of Revenue, marijuana sales in 2019 are expected to eclipse November in 2018. That leaves an extra month in December to pad that record-setting sales number.
Through October, dispensaries in Colorado reported a whopping $1.463 billion in cannabis sales. In all of 2018, dispensaries reported $1.545 billion in sales. Barring an unprecedented drop in sales, 2018 will be eclipsed with the November numbers, which will be released in January.
Since January 2014, marijuana sales in Colorado have reached $7.502 billion -- which is through October 2019. That number includes both medical and adult-use sales, although recreational sales dwarf medical marijuana sales. For example, in October, adult use sales reached $121.2 million, while medical marijuana sales were $29.2 million, according to the state’s monthly marijuana sales report.