The State of Illinois began accepting applications for the Medical Cannabis Registry Program starting on September 2, 2014. Since that time, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has approved applications for 329,539 qualifying patients.
“The current total number of active patients in the MCPP program as of June 30, 2024, is 141,189.” IDPH stated in a recent news release. “Retail sales of medical cannabis for June – $ 23,105,926.95 including $11,112,600.33 in dry flower sales and $ 11,993,326.62 in concentrates/infused products. Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 60,401 unique patients, who purchased 1,265,482 grams of dry cannabis.”
IDPH also listed the following data in the news release:
- Number of Licensed Medical Cannabis Dispensaries — 55
2024 Total Retail Sales by Licensed Medical Cannabis Dispensaries — $147,266,853.89
Total Retail Sales since November 2015 by Licensed Medical Cannabis Dispensaries — $2,110,831,761.38
2024 Total Wholesale Sales by Cultivation Centers — $188,831,154.06
Total Wholesale Sales since November 2015 by Cultivation Centers — $3,633,472,736.20
The emerging legal cannabis industry in the State of Illinois passed a major milestone on July 1st, having sold over $1 billion worth of legal cannabis products in 2024. Illinois’ legal industry reached the $1 billion mark faster in 2024 than it did in 2023.
“Governor JB Pritzker announced today that Illinois reached $1 billion in cannabis retail sales on July 1, 2024. This includes more than $850 million in adult use cannabis sales and almost $150 million in medical cannabis sales. This milestone was achieved nearly two weeks faster in 2024 compared to 2023, when the $1 billion sales mark was not reached until July 10.” the Illinois Governor’s office stated in a press release.
“Additionally, Fiscal Year 2024 saw total cannabis sales exceed $2 billion, which represents an increase from Fiscal Year 2023 ($1.9 billion) and Fiscal Year 2022 ($1.8 billion). A complete month-by-month breakdown on cannabis sales in Illinois may be found online here.” the Governor’s office also stated.
“More and more cannabis businesses opening their doors means more and more unique products for consumers to choose from,” said Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer Erin Johnson. “We welcome these new opportunities for ownership and employment to help support individuals and communities across the state in undoing the harms from the War on Drugs.”