As more and more states push for legalization, the multi-billion dollar cannabis industry continues to grow. According to cannabis and hemp business economic research firm Whitney Economics, legal sales in the U.S. totaled $30.1 billion in 2024. The chart and table below detail the sales of the states that recorded the largest amount of cannabis sales in 2024. Read on to see how California and the City of Los Angeles compare to other top-selling states.
| California | $4,660,340,127 | California Department of Tax & Fee Administration |
| Michigan | $3,025,326,231 | Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency |
| Illinois | $2,007,700,000 | Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office |
| Massachusetts | $1,670,300,000 | Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission |
| Missouri | $1,460,530,000 | Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services |
| Colorado | $1,397,131,978 | Colorado Department of Revenue |
| Maryland | $1,235,958,130 | Maryland Cannabis Administration |
| Washington* | $1,257,812,688 | Washington State Liquor & Cannabis Board |
| New Jersey | $1,084,038,162 | New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission |
| Arizona | $1,056,312,562 | Arizona Department of Revenue |
| Los Angeles | $769,898,668 | California Department of Tax & Fee Administration |
Data is based on state reported total cannabis sales (adult-use and medical) revenue for the 2024 calendar year, except for Washington where sales were only available for fiscal year 2024 (July 2023-June 2024).
To learn more about California cannabis sales, visit the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration website. There you can view up-to-date datasets that detail cannabis sales by city, cannabis sales by county, cannabis tax revenues, and more.