Shoppers spent over $600,000 on recreational marijuana in Delaware in the first weekend of legal sales, the state says. The state accumulated about $93,000 in tax revenue over those days.

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.

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,