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Arizona Sold 1.95 Million Ounces of Marijuana to 200,060 Patients in 2018


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The Arizona Department of Health Services’ (ADHS) end-of-year medical marijuana program report reveals that Arizona has:

  • 200,060 medical marijuana patients
  • 2,108 caregivers
  • 8,536 dispensary agents

In 2018, Arizona dispensaries sold a total of 121,915 pounds of marijuana (1,950,652 ounces):

  • Marijuana flower: 111,830 pounds (1,789,294 ounces)
  • Marijuana edibles: 4,983 pounds
  • Other marijuana: 5,101 pounds

The age ranges of Arizona’s medical marijuana patients are:

  • Under 18: 202
  • 18 to 30: 51,637
  • 31 to 40: 40,959
  • 41 to 50: 30,514
  • 51 to 60: 31,974
  • 61 to 70: 31,211
  • 71 to 80: 9,662
  • 81 and older: 1,858

According to the data, the sexes of Arizona’s patients are:

  • 118,767 males (59.97%)
  • 79,250 females (40.03%)

Patients’ medical marijuana qualifying conditions:

  • Chronic Pain: 173,634 (87.69%)
  • Cancer: 4,206
  • PTSD: 2,459
  • Seizures: 1,341
  • Muscle Spams: 923
  • Glaucoma: 1,137
  • Hepatitis C: 815
  • Nausea: 836
  • HIV/AIDS: 740
  • Crohn’s disease: 629
  • Cachexia: 141
  • Alzheimer’s disease: 86
  • Sclerosis: 35
  • Two or more conditions: 11,035

The counties with the most medical marijuana patients:

  • Maricopa County: 119,941
  • Pima County: 25,954
  • Pinal County: 10,901
  • Yavapai County: 9,277
  • Mohave County: 5,062
  • Coconino County: 3,799

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Arizona legalized marijuana for recreational use in November 2020. The law allows adults aged 21+ to purchase, possess and use cannabis. State-licensed cannabis dispensaries began selling recreational marijuana in early 2021. There are over 150 dispensaries in Arizona — a majority of them are in populous areas such as Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff. Recreational cannabis delivery services began operating in 2024.  


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