By Associated Press
(AP) — After one year of broad legal sales, California’s marijuana marketplace remains in transition, as companies adapt to new rules and illegal operators continue to flourish. A snapshot of the emerging legal economy:
— Estimated 2018 sales at licensed dispensaries and delivery services: $2.5 billion
— Number of cultivation licenses: 4,795
— Number of retail stores: 531
— Distributors: 996
— Testing labs: 52
— Sales at dispensaries by category:
– flowers: 39%
– concentrates: 33%
– edibles: 16%
– pre-rolled: 8%
– topicals: 2%
– accessories: 2%
Sources: California Bureau of Cannabis Control; California Department of Food and Agriculture; BDS Analytics
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