How Much Money Does Weed Make Every Year? North American Marijuana Sales Hit $6.7B In 2016
January 4, 2017
Proponents of legalizing and regulating recreational marijuana received some good news Tuesday, as a new market research study pegged the total value of legal North American sales of the drug in 2016 at $6.7 billion. That was a 30 percent rise over the previous year, according the report obtained by Forbes. In the U.S. alone, sales were $5.86 billion, the report found.