Connecticut cannabis sales dipped slightly in 2025, to $290 million from $293 million in 2024, according to state data.
That’s despite retailers selling a 8.6 million distinct items – a record haul and nearly 1 million more items than in 2024, as per the state Department of Consumer Protection.
Adult-use cannabis retailers reported ringing up 650,503 sales in December – a record monthly total.
Connecticut cannabis prices decline in marijuana prices
As in other states, the average price of cannabis products in Connecticut has been declining amid increasing supply, from $39.70 in 2023 to $33.67 last year.
Yet prices remain higher than in neighboring Massachusetts. That may be depressing Connecticut’s potential, as customers seek cheaper cannabis across state lines.
Tax revenue from cannabis sales also reflects the mixed results.
In 2024, the state collected $20 million in taxes, while 2025 brought in $19.3 million, excluding the final quarter.
Recreational sales, which are taxed, continued to grow, but the absence of taxes on medical cannabis sales limits overall revenue growth.
Connecticut adult-use cannabis sales up as MMJ sales drop
Medical cannabis sales are down across the board in Connecticut as customers appear to gravitate towards the adult-use market, which is adding more retail capacity.
Recreational cannabis sales increased by $17.6 million – and from 5.1 million transactions to 6.4 million.
However, medical sales dropped $21 million from the previous year, with 2.6 million MMJ transactions in 2024 compared to 2.2 million in 2025.
The state’s recreational cannabis market launched in 2023 with nine hybrid retailers.
It’s grown to include 61 licensed stores, with 29 of them selling both medical and recreational products.
Efforts to retain medical cannabis patients, such as reducing product prices and certification costs, have not reversed the trend, Erin Gorman Kirk, the state’s cannabis ombudsman, told CT Insider.
“We’re still not seeing them come back into the program,” Kirk said.
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