California Marijuana Sales Report 2024
- California Cannabis
- Cannabis Business in California
- Annual Cannabis Sales and Trends in California
Annual Cannabis Sales in California
The cannabis sales in California by quarter shows a strong upward trend from 2019 to 2021, with significant growth each year. In 2021, Quarter 2 peaked at over $1.5 billion, the highest quarterly sales figure in the dataset. However, sales in 2023 show a decline compared to the previous years, with Quarter 1 reaching approximately $1.28 billion, a decrease from the peak years.
| Year | Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 | Total |
| 2024 | $1,203,751,906 | No Data | No Data | No Data | $1,203,751,906 |
| 2023 | $1,280,500,199 | $1,335,750,480 | $1,275,704,371 | $1,282,087,067 | $5,174,042,117 |
| 2022 | $1,327,869,910 | $1,412,537,540 | $1,299,637,867 | $1,353,121,914 | $5,393,167,231 |
| 2021 | $1,340,227,708 | $1,565,073,056 | $1,429,384,458 | $1,445,809,207 | $5,780,494,429 |
| 2020 | $877,049,604 | $1,152,881,626 | $1,342,821,088 | $1,331,573,158 | $4,704,325,476 |
| 2019 | $579,109,740 | $682,082,490 | $742,842,071 | $799,607,421 | $2,803,641,722 |
The cannabis sales data by county in California shows a noticeable decline in sales across many counties from 2019 to 2023. For example, Los Angeles County's sales dropped from over $1.6 billion in 2021 to approximately $1.37 billion in 2023. Similarly, Alameda County saw a reduction in sales from over $340 million in 2021 to $263 million in 2023.
| County | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Alameda | $56,440,089 | $263,142,805 | $296,948,063 | $340,632,613 | $326,920,275 | $221,476,053 |
| Amador | $1,159 | No Data | No Data | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Butte | $6,397,946 | $6,385,188 | No Data | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Calaveras | $2,620,825 | $11,121,205 | $10,678,724 | $12,426,171 | $5,886,686 | $2,950,762 |
| Contra Costa | $28,278,671 | $113,980,853 | $114,208,408 | $120,440,143 | $82,434,602 | $25,705,087 |
| Del Norte | $1,213,541 | $4,593,662 | $3,706,388 | $1,721,770 | No Data | No Data |
| El Dorado | $11,094,257 | $44,638,495 | $45,549,915 | $41,167,750 | $30,900,387 | $19,034,258 |
| Fresno | $21,914,479 | $77,818,819 | $40,270,652 | $8,680,083 | $8,070,511 | $3,230,049 |
| Humboldt | $7,798,197 | $33,560,109 | $35,860,723 | $51,005,674 | $37,499,258 | $26,297,899 |
| Imperial | $8,941,280 | $34,565,251 | $27,189,058 | $25,181,142 | $9,570,058 | $2,176,386 |
| Inyo | $1,522,191 | $3,902,308 | $4,105,846 | $1,071,676 | No Data | No Data |
| Kern | $4,325,529 | $18,910,788 | $24,420,272 | $24,500,488 | $12,980,341 | $4,720,906 |
| Kings | $5,888,932 | $28,491,974 | $34,779,870 | $33,425,690 | $4,923,108 | No Data |
| Lake | $2,534,681 | $9,618,790 | $7,661,646 | $9,818,740 | $10,807,171 | $7,329,247 |
| Los Angeles | $295,255,418 | $1,369,282,435 | $1,504,606,103 | $1,664,106,821 | $1,392,025,208 | $766,566,440 |
| Marin | $3,051,334 | $14,218,667 | $15,779,822 | $17,702,683 | $16,473,189 | $6,982,473 |
| Mendocino | $4,129,920 | $18,721,781 | $22,568,324 | $30,102,127 | $26,081,296 | $19,568,177 |
| Merced | $8,509,265 | $35,840,193 | $40,077,043 | $53,051,072 | $42,644,485 | No Data |
| Mono | $1,067,570 | $4,758,002 | $5,246,025 | $5,899,764 | $4,920,167 | $3,207,766 |
| Monterey | $15,976,737 | $67,493,788 | $73,835,882 | $79,829,503 | $77,483,876 | $56,473,337 |
| Napa | $4,921,650 | $19,571,111 | $14,563,380 | $11,515,867 | $4,678,249 | No Data |
| Nevada | $4,630,983 | $18,595,031 | $10,272,091 | $10,278,072 | 5,470,831 | No Data |
| Orange | $68,513,690 | $279,926,078 | $278,864,147 | $290,747,555 | $213,145,575 | $120,625,157 |
| Placer | $456,340 | $802,348 | $432,801 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Riverside | $96,512,310 | $402,534,646 | $421,058,571 | $450,548,234 | $278,245,361 | $105,762,041 |
| Sacramento | $65,019,727 | $275,466,527.00 | $292,330,243.00 | $344,184,750 | $312,818,914 | $200,869,552 |
| San Bernardino | $32,779,263 | $137,996,430.00 | $140,847,872.00 | $140,377,579 | $91,938,074 | $37,318,476 |
| San Diego | $134,077,317 | $550,027,807.00 | $567,503,403.00 | $514,638,368 | $373,858,520 | $222,512,906 |
| San Francisco | $46,684,543 | $215,791,932.00 | $232,806,193.00 | $260,640,428 | $259,957,380 | $253,301,024 |
| San Joaquin | $17,966,049 | $61,834,048.00 | $57,645,276.00 | $66,940,095 | $63,522,715 | $12,358,709 |
| San Luis Obispo | $15,075,478 | $63,177,395.00 | $63,187,779.00 | $63,122,561 | $48,789,959 | $24,371,285 |
| San Mateo | $14,929,167 | $60,517,585.00 | $62,585,648.00 | $58,508,024 | $38,814,372 | $8,076,371 |
| Santa Barbara | $14,110,701 | $60,986,259.00 | $66,616,590.00 | $77,819,321 | $53,579,241 | $20,379,845 |
| Santa Clara | $42,173,372 | $186,631,425.00 | $205,022,790.00 | $223,406,433 | $205,431,233 | $189,108,041 |
| Santa Cruz | $15,183,831 | $63,441,554.00 | $63,372,615.00 | $67,133,054 | $65,210,717 | $55,219,024 |
| Shasta | $8,735,417 | $36,558,116.00 | $42,894,373.00 | $53,078,755 | $45,828,457 | $26,820,213 |
| Siskiyou | $1,357,873 | $5,678,786.00 | $5,922,720.00 | $7,635,666 | $6,510,803 | $4,292,883 |
| Solano | $19,194,120 | $78,271,680.00 | $81,082,975.00 | $72,594,756 | $62,226,960 | $49,325,800 |
| Sonoma | $27,122,742 | $114,720,188.00 | $108,822,314.00 | $112,543,333 | $102,249,367 | $78,989,529 |
| Stanislaus | $29,862,018 | $131,824,836.00 | $148,264,647.00 | $198,995,858 | $169,347,317 | $89,613,479 |
| Tehama | $2,469,408 | $2,368,411.00 | No Data | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Tulare | $14,819,049 | $60,725,119.00 | $57,198,833.00 | $59,838,359 | $43,384,323 | $11,872,346 |
| Tuolumne | $2,333,026 | $2,569,370.00 | $3,888,842.00 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Undisclosed | $3,922,090 | $62,836,237.00 | $44,413,775.00 | $54,279,682 | $65,628,257 | $62,868,280 |
| Ventura | $22,091,704 | $87,612,427.00 | $81,758,095.00 | $74,996,344 | $71,656,199 | $48,022,569 |
| Yolo | $6,335,800 | $27,269,341.00 | $29,564,493.00 | $37,386,816 | $32,025,142 | $16,124,281 |
| Yuba | $5,512,217 | $5,262,317.00 | $8,859,847.00 | $9,545,578 | No Data | No Data |
| Total | $1,203,751,906 |
$5,174,042,117 |
$5,397,273,077 |
$5,781,519,398 |
$4,703,938,584 |
$2,803,550,651 |
Last updated: August 5, 2024
Source: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
