Record-Setting: How Much Did Middlesex County Spend On Cannabis?

MASSACHUSETTS - Adult-use cannabis sales in Massachusetts hit an annual record with $1.64 billion in sales generated in 2024.

Millions of dollars in state and local tax revenue have come from marijuana. For the first time, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission released county-specific data on adult- and medical-use marijuana. The economic boom of the industry can be in part credited to the significant contributions from retailers, delivery businesses and dispensing centers across the Commonwealth.

"The cannabis industry in Massachusetts continued to mature in 2024 as the Commission approved the 700th - and counting - notice to commence operations," Acting Chair Bruce Stebbins said. By the end of the year, gross sales reached $7.2 billion.

The list of counties and how much they spent is as follows:

• Worcester: $1.4 billion
• Middlesex: $1.1 billion
• Bristol: $823.9 million
• Suffolk: $669.4 million
• Plymouth: $665.6 million
• Essex: $642.9 million
• Berkshire: $556.1 million
• Hampshire: $564.4 million
• Norfolk: $460.6 million
• Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket and Cape and Islands: $345.8 million
• Franklin: $204.9 million

"We're looking ahead to continued growth in 2025 and beyond as e seek to expand the industry with new social consumption licenses," Stebbins said.

The commission unveiled plans for three new social consumption license types in December 2024. The Boston Globe estimated that places with these licenses could open sometime later this year.