The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) recently released adult-use cannabis sales totals for July and August 2026, which represented the highest monthly sales figures since Illinois switched to the new seed-to-sale track-and-trace data system in July 2025.

July 2026 sales reached $125,985,178.31, and August 2026 sales reached $122,748,403.65. Out-of-state and in-state resident sales for both months also set new highs for 2026. Out-of-state resident sales for July totaled $26,342,512.91, and August sales from out-of-state residents reached $24,352,751.99. In-state resident sales for July totaled $99,642,665.40, August sales from in-state residents reached $98,395,651.66.

Illinois switched to a new seed-to-sale track-and-trace data system in July 2025. A note from IDFPR stated, “The State of Illinois went live with a new, state-of-the-art seed-to-sale, track-and-trace data system in July 2025. The new system, Metrc, rolled out across the cannabis industry over several months and concluded in June. The sales tracking features in Metrc help retailers more accurately and reliably report actual sales, including all discounts and promotions at checkout. A thorough review of past data indicates prior months collected some pre-discount prices. The number of items sold remained consistent across months, resulting in the improved data showing cannabis consumers have been paying less at checkout and with pre-tax prices similar to prices in other states that have legalized adult use cannabis. Sales receipts, subject to tax and tax collections, reported directly to the Illinois Department of Revenue by retailers were accurate and not impacted by the non-discounted prices reported through the previous seed-to-sale system.”

2026 monthly sales totals are:

January: $110,686,391.60

February: $104,760,737.80

March: $115,431,757.03

April: $115,409,576.27

May: $119,828,550.48

June: $118,149,408.51

July: $125,985,178.31

August: $122,748,403.65

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