The United States was the leader in adult-use cannabis sales in 2023 by a wide margin at over 20 billion U.S. dollars, despite only about half of states offering retail sales. In comparison, adult-use sales in Canada totaled roughly 3.9 billion dollars.
Legal adult-use cannabis sales worldwide in 2023 with a forecast for 2024 to 2027, by country (in million U.S. dollars)
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Prohibition Partners. (January 31, 2024). Legal adult-use cannabis sales worldwide in 2023 with a forecast for 2024 to 2027, by country (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005181/global-legal-cannabis-market-size-by-country/
Prohibition Partners. "Legal adult-use cannabis sales worldwide in 2023 with a forecast for 2024 to 2027, by country (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005181/global-legal-cannabis-market-size-by-country/
Prohibition Partners. (2024). Legal adult-use cannabis sales worldwide in 2023 with a forecast for 2024 to 2027, by country (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005181/global-legal-cannabis-market-size-by-country/
Prohibition Partners. "Legal Adult-use Cannabis Sales Worldwide in 2023 with a Forecast for 2024 to 2027, by Country (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005181/global-legal-cannabis-market-size-by-country/
Prohibition Partners, Legal adult-use cannabis sales worldwide in 2023 with a forecast for 2024 to 2027, by country (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005181/global-legal-cannabis-market-size-by-country/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Legal adult-use cannabis sales worldwide in 2023 with a forecast for 2024 to 2027, by country (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Prohibition Partners, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005181/global-legal-cannabis-market-size-by-country/