Total Cannabis Dispensaries by State in 2024

As new states legalize, the amount of dispensaries across the United States is constantly changing.

Here are some highlights of the current legal market in 2024:

  • There are 12,156 dispensaries in the U.S. as of January 1, 2024 (down from 12,572 in September 2023)
  • Oklahoma has the most dispensaries at 2,387
  • Texas has the least dispensaries at 3

Here are a list of dispensaries by state, as of January 1, 2024:

  • Total dispensaries: 12,156
  • Oklahoma dispensaries: 2,387
  • California dispensaries: 1,244
  • Colorado dispensaries: 1,023
  • Michigan dispensaries: 994
  • Oregon dispensaries: 824
  • New Mexico dispensaries: 650
  • Florida dispensaries: 622
  • Washington dispensaries: 471
  • Massachusetts dispensaries: 436
  • Montana dispensaries: 426
  • Puerto Rico dispensaries: 340
  • New Jersey dispensaries: 296
  • Arizona dispensaries: 292
  • Illinois dispensaries: 232
  • Missouri dispensaries: 215
  • Maine dispensaries: 198
  • Mississippi dispensaries: 191
  • Alaska dispensaries: 188
  • Pennsylvania dispensaries: 177
  • Nevada dispensaries: 169
  • Ohio dispensaries: 118
  • Maryland dispensaries: 100
  • New York dispensaries: 99
  • South Dakota dispensaries: 81
  • Vermont dispensaries: 79
  • West Virginia dispensaries: 53
  • Arkansas dispensaries: 38
  • Georgia dispensaries: 32
  • Connecticut dispensaries: 28
  • Hawaii dispensaries: 24
  • Virginia dispensaries: 22
  • Louisiana dispensaries: 20
  • Minnesota dispensaries: 17
  • Utah dispensaries: 15
  • Delaware dispensaries: 12
  • North Dakota dispensaries: 8
  • Washington, D.C. dispensaries: 7
  • New Hampshire dispensaries: 7
  • Rhode Island dispensaries: 7
  • Northern Mariana Islands dispensaries: 6
  • Iowa dispensaries: 5
  • Texas dispensaries: 3

Note: Data is from CannaCurio blog by Cannabiz Media which lists number of licenses, open stores may vary state by state.

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