420 with CNW – Illinois Marijuana Sales Still Surging, Data Shows
Oct 12, 2020
Months into the coronavirus pandemic, the state-legal cannabis industry is still going strong. Although the pandemic forced many industries to shut down, resulting in the loss of millions of jobs, the cannabis industry has fared quite well despite the economic crisis. Most states have seen increased cannabis sales month over month, with some even calling the industry ‘recession-proof’.
One such state is Illinois, which has seen record-breaking marijuana sales for the fifth time in a row. In September, consumers purchased more than 1.4 million marijuana products worth nearly $67 million, with almost $18 million of those sales coming from out-of-state visitors, according to the state Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. This is a slight increase compared to the 1.3 million marijuana products…
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