By 2020, it has been estimated that 4.2 billion U.S. dollars of the United States' illicit cannabis sales will take place in the state of Texas. An estimated 2.2 billion U.S. dollars of illicit cannabis sales has been projected to take place in the state of North Carolina.
Estimated annual sales of the illicit cannabis industry in the United States in 2020, by state (in billion U.S. dollars)
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New Frontier Data. (October 7, 2019). Estimated annual sales of the illicit cannabis industry in the United States in 2020, by state (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060129/us-sales-of-illicit-cannabis-by-state/
New Frontier Data. "Estimated annual sales of the illicit cannabis industry in the United States in 2020, by state (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060129/us-sales-of-illicit-cannabis-by-state/
New Frontier Data. (2019). Estimated annual sales of the illicit cannabis industry in the United States in 2020, by state (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060129/us-sales-of-illicit-cannabis-by-state/
New Frontier Data. "Estimated Annual Sales of The Illicit Cannabis Industry in The United States in 2020, by State (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060129/us-sales-of-illicit-cannabis-by-state/
New Frontier Data, Estimated annual sales of the illicit cannabis industry in the United States in 2020, by state (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060129/us-sales-of-illicit-cannabis-by-state/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Estimated annual sales of the illicit cannabis industry in the United States in 2020, by state (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], New Frontier Data, October 7, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060129/us-sales-of-illicit-cannabis-by-state/