Chicago: Illinois dispensaries sell a record $ 127.8 million in recreational marijuana in July, with a big boost coming from fans of abroad gathering in Chicago for the Lollapalazoo music festival.
The month sales were 10% higher than the May record of $ 116.4 million, which was slightly higher than June $ 115.6 million, according to a monthly report by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulations Illinois.
Boomed business at the Pharmacy Cannabis Area Chicago during the four-day Lollapalooza Festival, which ended on Sunday and returned after last year’s event was canceled due to the Pandemic Coronavirus.
Because the recreational marijuana was legalized in Illinois in January 2020, the pot was legal in the state during the Lollapalooza for the first time in the history of 30 years of the festival.
Even though it is illegal to smoke or consume drugs in public or around anyone under the age of 21 years, a large crowd at Grant Park encourages sales of 50% in the nearest pharmacy in the North River and the operator told Chicago Pulpit.
“We saw thousands of festival spectators over the weekend on our North Store River, making it our biggest weekend until now,” said Jason Erkes, a spokesman for the Chicago-based Cresco Laboratory, which was brushed in Sunnyside in the North River was the closest celebration.
In July, the Illinois Dispensaries’ 110 sold a record of 2.8 million recreational weed products.
The country’s population spends around $ 85 million, while sales for overseas customers reached $ 42 million, up 16% from June, according to the country.
“Summer tourism and lollapalooza participants are strong contributors to sales abroad in July,” said Erkes.
Illinois is one of the 18 countries that have legalized the use of marijuana recreation, which is still illegal based on federal law.
Through July, the state has produced $ 753 million in the sale of recreation, which is more than all years ago.
Total sales reached $ 1.03 billion last year, including $ 669 million in recreational weed and more than $ 366 million in medical marijuana sales.
Illinois has not released the sale of his medical marijuana for July.