CHICAGO — Illinois’ new medical marijuana shops sold nearly $211,000 worth of cannabis in the first week, with less than a quarter of eligible patients buying so far.
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Program director Joseph Wright said Friday the dispensaries served 806 customers. They purchased about 460 ounces of marijuana, or about a half an ounce per person, on average.
Green Thumb Industries CEO Ben Kovler says the numbers are “a very strong start.”
A statewide digital tracking system is in place to monitor sales. The dispensary sales figures for the first week indicate that the price per ounce on average was roughly $450, or about $16 per gram.
Marijuana wholesalers pay a 7 percent tax to the state. Wright says wholesale sales figures aren’t yet available.
