IL Cannabis Sales Exceed $2 Billion Annually: Pritzker

CHICAGO — It was another big year for pot in Illinois, with more than $2 billion of cannabis product sold in 2024, according to Gov. JB Pritzker's office. With last month marking the fifth anniversary of legalization of adult-use cannabis in the state, officials said sales have increased the past four years.

"The numbers are clear: five years after we legalized adult-use cannabis in Illinois, we're seeing the economic impact of a thriving cannabis industry," Pritzker said. "With $2 billion in record-setting sales and $490 million generated in tax revenue, our first-in-the-nation equity-focused cannabis industry is the result of my administration's policies, which prioritized repairing the damage done by the failed War on Drugs, creating more good-paying jobs, and building a safe, equitable, and prosperous business sector — making Illinois by far the national leader in diverse ownership for this industry."

According to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, sales were up 2.5 percent in 2024 over the previous year. The $2 billion of product includes a record-setting $1.722 billion in adult use cannabis sales in 2024, with medical cannabis sales exceeding $285 million. Sales taxes collected at Illinois cannabis dispensaries totaled more than $490 million in 2024, per the Illinois Department of Revenue.

There are currently 244 adult use cannabis dispensaries in Illinois, including 134 social equity dispensaries that have opened their doors.

In total, a record-setting 56,318,082 cannabis items were sold to customers in 2024, which shattered the previous record set in 2023 by more than 13 percent, officials said. This includes 48,953,392 items sold in Illinois adult use cannabis dispensaries, which represents another record total.

Additionally, adult use cannabis sales to Illinois residents totaled $1,337,640,019.91, an increase of almost 10 percent from the previous record set in 2023. More than $385 million of adult use cannabis product was also purchased by out-of-state residents.