The numbers are "encouraging" for state officials, but pale in comparison to neighbors Maryland and New Jersey. Maryland's first weekend of recreational marijuana sales pulled in nearly $10 million in 2023. New Jersey dispensaries made $2 million on the first day in 2022. Granted, Delaware is much smaller than those two states.

The governor of Delaware is touting the state’s first “successful” weekend of adult-use marijuana sales, with total purchases for medical and recreational cannabis totaling nearly $1 million—and compliance checks demonstrating that the regulated market is operating as intended under the law.

Officials in the First State are reporting a strong start to adult-use recreational marijuana sales, which began on August 1st. Between August 1st and August 3rd, the Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner reported that customers spent $625,