Michigan has now seen six months of legal recreational marijuana sales and the industry hit a new milestone last week.

Recreational marijuana had exceeded medical marijuana in weekly sales for the first time ever.

Steve Linder, president of the Michigan Cannabis Manufacturers Association, sees this shift to a recreational-dominated market as inevitable.

“This is a trend in every state,” Linder said. “Almost every state has medical first … And then when people get used to it and they go to recreational … and you see this dramatic shift away from medical.”

“The market is just still really in an upward trajectory,” he added.

Both medical and recreational sales have seen a huge increase in average weekly sales since December. Weekly medical sales have nearly doubled, and weekly recreational sales are up more than 800%.

Medical marijuana sales totaled $9.97 million between June 8 and June 14, recreational marijuana saw $10.02 million in sales.

Since recreational sales began, Michigan has lost about 19,000 or 7% of its registered medical marijuana patients and 2,900 or 8% of its registered caregivers.

“Where did they go?” Linder said. “They didn’t stop using cannabis. They just stopped … seeking medical cards and they’ve transitioned into the adult use system.”


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