{"id":103407,"date":"2020-02-19T10:58:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T14:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=103407"},"modified":"2020-02-19T10:58:03","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T14:58:03","slug":"colorado-sold-a-record-1-75-billion-of-cannabis-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/colorado-sold-a-record-1-75-billion-of-cannabis-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado sold a record $1.75 billion of cannabis last year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-873790182\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Postpaid_Come Cross Postpaid 1200x400_Opt.1_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Postpaid_Come-Cross-Postpaid-1200x400_Opt.1_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Postpaid_Come-Cross-Postpaid-1200x400_Opt.1_1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Postpaid_Come-Cross-Postpaid-1200x400_Opt.1_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Postpaid_Come-Cross-Postpaid-1200x400_Opt.1_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Postpaid_Come-Cross-Postpaid-1200x400_Opt.1_1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-3272628228\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"mbs may\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mbs-may.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mbs-may.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mbs-may.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mbs-may.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mbs-may.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--sourced-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\"><cite class=\"el-editorial-source\">\u00a0(CNN Business)<\/cite>This time last year, it appeared that Colorado&#8217;s industry was plateauing. Now it&#8217;s surging.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3232315704\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph speakable\">Colorado cannabis shops notched sales of nearly $1.75 billion during 2019, setting a new annual sales record for the state home to the nation&#8217;s longest-established recreational cannabis industry, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/pacific\/revenue\/colorado-marijuana-tax-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Department of Revenue data<\/a>\u00a0first reported by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westword.com\/marijuana\/colorado-dispensaries-boast-record-breaking-weed-sales-in-2019-11642228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Westword<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--standard\">\n<div class=\"el__storyelement--standard el__article--embed\">\n<div class=\"el__article--teaseimage\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/02\/15\/business\/canopy-growth-cannabis-stock-jumps-strong-earnings\/index.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200212082624-01-cannabis-plant-file-medium-plus-169.jpg\" alt=\"Cannabis giant Canopy Growth posts earnings surprise \" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200212082624-01-cannabis-plant-file-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200212082624-01-cannabis-plant-file-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200212082624-01-cannabis-plant-file-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200212082624-01-cannabis-plant-file-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200212082624-01-cannabis-plant-file-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200212082624-01-cannabis-plant-file-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200212082624-01-cannabis-plant-file-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0,  xsmall: 221,  small: 308,  medium: 461,  large:  781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200212082624-01-cannabis-plant-file-medium-plus-169.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__storyelement__title\">The new high water mark for sales netted more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/pacific\/revenue\/colorado-marijuana-tax-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$302.4 million in tax revenue<\/a>\u00a0for the state&#8217;s coffers, where that money is divvied up into various buckets\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2019\/06\/12\/where-does-colorados-marijuana-tax-money-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to fund programs<\/a>\u00a0such as school construction, law enforcement, public health, drug education and public safety.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">The 2019 figures showcase a surprising surge in growth from a market that a year ago appeared to be flattening out. Colorado&#8217;s cannabis sales increased 13% from 2018, bouncing back from a 2.5% year-over-year growth rate from 2017 to 2018.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Those slow growth rates were largely driven by price drops on flower, or cannabis bud, Tom Adams, managing director at cannabis market research firm BDS Analytics, told CNN Business.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__read-all\">\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;To see it turn around in 2019 is a bullish indicator that price compression can&#8217;t keep the popularity of legal cannabis down,&#8221; he said.<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Adams attributed the rebound in Colorado&#8217;s sales growth to two key factors: the increasing prevalence of non-flower products and changes in consumer behavior.<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--standard\">\n<div class=\"el__image--standard js__image--standard\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200218162311-colorado-cannabis-file-medium-plus-169.jpg\" alt=\"A man is draped in pro-marijuana colors during the Denver 420 Rally, the world&amp;#39;s largest celebration of both the legalization of cannabis and cannabis culture, May 21, 2016 in Denver Coloroado. The western mountainous Colorado is one of four US states along with the District of Columbia that has legalized the use of recreational marijuana.       (Photo credit should read JASON CONNOLLY\/AFP via Getty Images)\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200218162311-colorado-cannabis-file-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200218162311-colorado-cannabis-file-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200218162311-colorado-cannabis-file-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200218162311-colorado-cannabis-file-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200218162311-colorado-cannabis-file-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200218162311-colorado-cannabis-file-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200218162311-colorado-cannabis-file-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0,  xsmall: 221,  small: 308,  medium: 461,  large:  781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/200218162311-colorado-cannabis-file-medium-plus-169.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">The profusion of edibles, beverages, vapes and concentrates resulted in a smaller market share for the familiar flower. Separately, people are growing comfortable with buying cannabis products and integrating those purchases into their shopping patterns, he said, noting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bdsanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019_Update_20190409.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent BDS studies<\/a>\u00a0that showed increases in the number of adults who reported consuming cannabis in the prior six month period.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-1276218662\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0(CNN Business)This time last year, it appeared that Colorado&#8217;s industry was plateauing. Now it&#8217;s surging. Colorado cannabis shops notched sales of nearly $1.75 billion during 2019, setting a new annual sales record for the state home to the nation&#8217;s longest-established recreational cannabis industry, according to\u00a0Colorado Department of Revenue data\u00a0first reported by the\u00a0Denver Westword. 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