Florida Cannabis Market Update: Companies adapt to coronavirus as demand remains strong

Milligrams of THC sold in Florida remains strong despite the coronavirus crisis. Medical marijuana dispensaries in Florida are deemed essential businesses that can remain open during the crisis.

The full data set and interactive charting can be downloaded here.

Many Florida dispensaries have adapted to the new market reality by changing how their in-store customer lines work (setting minimum distances), starting curbside and express pickup services as well as increasing home delivery services.

It is still too early to draw definitive conclusions how marijuana sales might fare longer term through the situation, but the sales data for total milligrams sold in Florida remain strong so far.

2/27/20 3/5/20 3/12/20 3/19/20
THC milligrams 92,471,004 104,223,608 90,884,120 126,036,098
Weekly % change -2.2% 12.7% -12.8% 38.7%
CBD milligrams 2,065,353 2,490,902 2,806,083 3,452,092
Weekly % change 7.0% 20.6% 12.7% 23.0%
Smokable form (ounces) 25,264 23,089 26,331 36,387
Weekly % change -1.5% -8.6% 14.0% 38.2%
Total milligrams 273,589,687 270,354,437 280,310,404 387,374,477
Weekly % change -1.6% -1.2% 3.7% 38.2%

Note: Ounces in smokable form are converted to milligrams of THC, assuming 25% THC content per ounce of flower (1 ounce of flower = 7,087 milligrams of THC).