New Cannabis Ventures offers readers this easy-to-read exclusive summary of BDSA’s monthly cannabis sales data for 11 states.
Cannabis sales decreased 0.8% sequentially in November after decreasing a similar amount in October, according to cannabis data analytics firm BDSA. Looking at a per-day basis, sales increased 2.5% sequentially. In this review, we share the results by state, beginning with the western markets and then concluding with the eastern markets. In total, BDSA estimates that sales across the 11 markets totaled $1.76 billion during the month.
Western Markets
BDSA provides coverage for Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Oregon. In November, year-over-year growth was negative again in 3 of the 5 states, with the annual growth rates ranging from –7.4% in Colorado to 1.8% in Oregon. Growth fell sequentially in four states, but not when adjusted for the number of days in the month. Except for Nevada, annual growth expanded for each state in November relative to October.
Eastern Markets
BDSA provides coverage for Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Pennsylvania. In November, year-over-year growth ranged from 2.1% in Massachusetts to +128.3% in Maryland, which recently introduced adult-use. Note that Florida and Pennsylvania are medical-only markets. Sequential growth was slightly negative in all but one market, but November did have one less day than October. Annual growth picked up in all of these states from October.
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