Maine marijuana sales set another new record
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Published: Sep. 8, 2021 at 8:23 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - Sales of adult use marijuana in Maine topped $10 million for the first time in August.
The Maine Office of Marijuana Policy reports there were about 134,000 transactions in August for $10,220,445 in sales.
That generated $1,022,175 in sales tax revenue.
Sales have surged this summer, jumping from just under $6.5 million in June.
For the three-month period of June to August, sales totaled more than $26.1 million.
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