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Colorado

Market types: Recreational/Medical

Recreational date: 2012

Medical date: 2000

Colorado became the first U.S. state to legalize adult-use marijuana in 2012, with retail sales beginning in January 2014. This landmark move positioned the state as a national leader in cannabis reform and regulation. Since then, Colorado has served as a testing ground for policy, taxation, enforcement, and public health initiatives related to legal cannabis. The state built a tightly regulated system with seed-to-sale tracking, mandatory testing, and licensed facilities for cultivation, manufacturing, and retail. Over time, the market expanded to include a wide variety of products beyond flower, including concentrates, edibles, and infused beverages. Colorado also permitted local control, allowing municipalities to opt in or out of allowing cannabis businesses. As the market matured, Colorado’s cannabis sector experienced growing pains—including oversupply, declining wholesale prices, and regulatory challenges—but also fostered innovation and entrepreneurship. Over a decade since legalization, Colorado remains a foundational market for the broader U.S. cannabis landscape.

Related agencies

Home: Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division

Market sales

Latest data: Apr 2025

Recreational Sales
Date Amount Source
Jan 2014 $14,022,213.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2014 $14,248,473.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2014 $19,881,631.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2014 $20,765,986.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2014 $21,375,001.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2014 $23,978,082.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2014 $29,866,792.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2014 $33,520,608.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2014 $30,345,357.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2014 $31,185,985.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2014 $29,470,126.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2014 $34,579,445.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2015 $37,224,033.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2015 $35,843,189.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2015 $42,952,626.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2015 $43,832,944.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2015 $44,590,853.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2015 $46,460,218.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2015 $55,315,111.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2015 $57,679,482.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2015 $53,639,366.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2015 $54,467,764.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2015 $49,453,755.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2015 $56,077,002.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2016 $55,896,018.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2016 $57,045,314.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2016 $65,121,388.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2016 $63,841,328.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2016 $63,831,071.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2016 $67,881,863.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2016 $81,478,447.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2016 $84,055,363.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2016 $86,137,409.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2016 $80,695,313.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2016 $74,382,892.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2016 $81,221,005.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2017 $76,018,423.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2017 $75,665,966.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2017 $92,912,147.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2017 $86,223,281.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2017 $87,012,525.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2017 $92,825,639.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2017 $101,037,453.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2017 $101,548,082.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2017 $100,280,636.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2017 $93,623,919.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2017 $87,689,309.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2017 $96,348,057.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2018 $88,729,914.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2018 $85,869,215.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2018 $105,945,278.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2018 $97,290,806.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2018 $96,642,441.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2018 $102,426,064.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2018 $111,296,569.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2018 $112,998,245.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2018 $107,638,880.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2018 $101,305,394.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2018 $97,877,084.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2018 $105,497,699.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2019 $99,193,678.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2019 $95,324,933.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2019 $114,317,739.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2019 $107,938,775.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2019 $113,660,919.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2019 $122,372,729.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2019 $135,904,745.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2019 $141,869,549.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2019 $126,853,814.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2019 $121,246,599.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2019 $114,381,244.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2019 $116,437,714.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2020 $111,660,730.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2020 $112,068,640.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2020 $128,117,512.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2020 $112,010,018.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2020 $149,186,615.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2020 $158,102,628.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2020 $183,106,003.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2020 $176,566,595.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2020 $166,547,119.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2020 $160,999,919.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2020 $140,495,233.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2020 $149,691,299.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2021 $151,734,324.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2021 $134,584,956.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2021 $166,729,153.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2021 $166,506,561.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2021 $157,221,754.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2021 $152,719,813.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2021 $167,805,366.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2021 $157,994,708.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2021 $150,781,653.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2021 $147,137,979.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2021 $131,640,783.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2021 $139,726,972.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2022 $129,984,038.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2022 $124,925,581.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2022 $139,607,877.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2022 $131,708,527.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2022 $127,061,610.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2022 $127,157,358.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2022 $135,574,507.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2022 $131,508,945.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2022 $129,277,399.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2022 $124,986,296.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2022 $113,914,889.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2022 $122,157,222.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2023 $113,152,226.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2023 $109,438,491.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2023 $122,351,090.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2023 $114,836,546.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2023 $111,078,122.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2023 $116,679,597.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2023 $121,300,497.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2023 $116,789,668.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2023 $113,145,109.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2023 $107,875,657.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2023 $95,823,249.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2023 $101,101,951.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2024 $100,107,314.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2024 $100,571,530.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2024 $111,514,395.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2024 $105,513,139.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2024 $98,403,225.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2024 $99,802,616.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2024 $108,909,609.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2024 $108,924,413.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2024 $100,516,124.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2024 $100,887,426.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2024 $97,379,486.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2024 $101,207,275.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2025 $96,630,067.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2025 $90,814,063.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2025 $103,033,856.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2025 $98,112,677.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Medical Sales
Date Amount Source
Jan 2014 $32,541,720.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2014 $31,738,572.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2014 $34,821,878.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2014 $32,686,869.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2014 $31,355,208.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2014 $29,950,309.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2014 $31,137,623.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2014 $33,912,226.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2014 $32,721,238.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2014 $31,779,216.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2014 $28,978,462.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2014 $28,660,719.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2015 $30,181,833.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2015 $29,066,073.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2015 $32,820,548.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2015 $32,878,517.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2015 $33,609,116.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2015 $34,552,396.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2015 $40,611,139.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2015 $40,819,368.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2015 $39,991,813.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2015 $36,742,780.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2015 $30,770,436.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2015 $36,010,893.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2016 $32,860,544.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2016 $34,019,234.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2016 $38,116,173.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2016 $38,294,503.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2016 $37,636,295.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2016 $38,177,550.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2016 $40,129,985.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2016 $41,056,948.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2016 $39,672,483.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2016 $35,940,555.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2016 $34,839,439.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2016 $34,872,353.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2017 $31,712,608.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2017 $31,074,413.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2017 $37,451,683.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2017 $38,049,392.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2017 $36,521,894.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2017 $36,125,578.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2017 $35,256,994.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2017 $36,921,075.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2017 $35,518,033.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2017 $34,082,247.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2017 $31,878,468.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2017 $31,924,397.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2018 $29,263,308.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2018 $26,640,302.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2018 $29,238,678.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2018 $27,019,073.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2018 $26,225,775.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2018 $27,096,966.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2018 $27,239,015.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2018 $28,323,863.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2018 $27,897,573.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2018 $27,919,377.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2018 $26,062,807.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2018 $29,246,755.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2019 $25,680,596.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2019 $24,082,927.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2019 $28,097,865.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2019 $27,943,394.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2019 $29,446,360.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2019 $29,653,362.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2019 $30,389,970.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2019 $31,350,310.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2019 $28,601,353.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2019 $29,229,660.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2019 $26,697,731.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2019 $27,314,662.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2020 $27,471,535.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2020 $26,557,708.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2020 $32,929,194.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2020 $36,485,700.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2020 $42,989,322.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2020 $40,770,582.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2020 $43,268,565.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2020 $42,034,746.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2020 $39,941,149.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2020 $38,788,945.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2020 $34,650,013.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2020 $36,651,909.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2021 $35,869,373.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2021 $32,452,819.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2021 $40,372,910.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2021 $39,817,606.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2021 $36,781,683.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2021 $34,534,293.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2021 $35,010,274.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2021 $34,871,389.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2021 $30,349,138.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2021 $29,214,748.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2021 $26,821,676.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2021 $28,314,622.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2022 $21,135,544.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2022 $20,341,170.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2022 $22,898,925.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2022 $21,315,278.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2022 $20,742,830.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2022 $19,235,656.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2022 $18,326,459.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2022 $18,930,580.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2022 $17,603,178.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2022 $17,030,219.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2022 $16,406,527.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2022 $16,858,222.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2023 $16,217,940.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2023 $15,409,686.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2023 $17,270,140.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2023 $16,720,258.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2023 $14,984,061.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2023 $14,606,203.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2023 $16,025,090.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2023 $15,658,299.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2023 $14,840,422.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2023 $14,797,460.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2023 $14,521,352.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2023 $14,701,440.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2024 $15,277,966.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2024 $13,833,825.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2024 $15,116,515.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2024 $14,659,595.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
May 2024 $14,771,263.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jun 2024 $13,961,464.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jul 2024 $13,640,705.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Aug 2024 $13,556,775.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Sep 2024 $11,913,574.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Oct 2024 $12,416,284.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Nov 2024 $11,878,351.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Dec 2024 $12,369,108.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Jan 2025 $11,925,196.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Feb 2025 $10,514,961.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Mar 2025 $12,236,971.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
Apr 2025 $13,539,726.00 Colorado Department of Revenue
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