New Cannabis Ventures offers readers this easy-to-read exclusive summary of BDSA’s monthly cannabis sales data for 15 states.
Cannabis sales increased 2.9% sequentially in August, boosted by one state going legal for adult-use. 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 15 markets totaled $2.08 billion during August, which was up 4.4% from a year ago.
Western Markets
BDSA provides coverage for Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Oregon. In August, year-over-year growth was negative in 2 of the 5 states, with the annual growth rates ranging from -20.4% in Arizona to 10.4% in Nevada. Growth fell sequentially in just one of the states.
Eastern Markets
BDSA provides coverage for Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. We are including New York’s medical market for the first time and Ohio too. In August, year-over-year growth ranged from -4.7% in New York’s medical market to +105.1% in Ohio, which began adult-use in August. Note that Florida and Pennsylvania are medical-only markets, and BDSA’s data doesn’t yet capture the adult-use market in New York (which is booming). Sequential growth was positive in 6 markets. The annual growth was meager except in two states. Ohio, which legalized for adult-use in August, more than doubled its total sales from a year earlier and led the way. 
For readers interested in a deeper look at cannabis markets across these fifteen states and more, including segmentation by additional product categories, brand and item detail, longer history, and segmentation by product attributes, learn how BDSA Solutions can provide you with access to actionable data and analysis.
