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Known limits: WA's XLSX-first sourcing and 2017 traceability cliff should not be copied to other states by default. · Per-operator sales exist publicly ONLY through Oct 2017 — everything after is statewide/county aggregate. +5 more →
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Latest Week Sales
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Trailing 30-Day Sales
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All-Time Sales
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Active Licensees
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Retail Locations
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Source: official WSLCB Sales & Excise Tax by County (annual, fiscal-year).

Sales by Channel
Statewide sales in dollars per channel (partial trailing bucket shown)
Category Mix
Sales share by product category, trailing 90 days of reported data
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Regulatory & program context

Regulatory timeline
Medical eraAdult-use launchMedical integrationMaturation + CCRS
  1. 2012
    Initiative 502 passes Washington voters approve adult-use cannabis legalization and a WSLCB-regulated market. Initiative 502 (2012)
  2. 2014
    First adult-use retail sales The first I-502 licensed cannabis retailers open and adult-use sales begin. Initiative 502 / RCW 69.50
  3. 2016
    Medical folded into adult-use SB 5052 (Cannabis Patient Protection Act) takes effect: the separate medical dispensary market is folded into the I-502 channel; medically endorsed retailers serve DOH-authorized patients. SB 5052 (2015)
  4. 2020
    Cannabis Social Equity Program HB 2870 establishes a social-equity program to issue retail licenses to qualified applicants. HB 2870 (2020)
  5. 2022
    CCRS replaces Leaf Data Systems WSLCB moves seed-to-sale traceability to the Cannabis Central Reporting System (CCRS) after the Leaf Data Systems contract ends — the second traceability migration since 2014.
Key legal anchors
  • Initiative 502 (2012) — Adult-use legalization; WSLCB-regulated retail beginning July 2014.
  • SB 5052 (2015) — Cannabis Patient Protection Act — folded medical into the I-502 system (effective July 2016).
  • HB 2870 (2020) — Established the Cannabis Social Equity Program for retail licenses.
  • WAC 314-55 — Core WSLCB cannabis licensing and operating rules.
License types
License classes defined under this program
Producer Cultivation; canopy-tiered (Tier 1/2/3). May combine with a processor license (producer-processor).
Processor Processing/manufacturing of cannabis products.
Producer-Processor Combined cultivation + processing license. The most common license tier in Washington.
Retailer Retail sales to adults 21+; separately owned (no vertical integration into retail). A medical endorsement lets a retailer serve DOH-authorized patients tax-advantaged.
Transportation License Licensed transport of cannabis between licensees.
Cannabis Research License Licensed cannabis research.
Sources & caveats
Primary sources
  • WSLCB Sales & Excise Tax by County (XLSX, FY2018-present)
  • WSLCB Cannabis License Applicants / licensee list (XLSX)
  • WSLCB historical per-license MJ Tax Obligation by Licensee (XLSX, thru Oct 2017)
  • WSLCB Local Government Distributions (XLSX)
  • JLARC Cannabis Market Study (legislative report)
  • WSLCB Annual Report (PDF)
Known limits
  • WA's XLSX-first sourcing and 2017 traceability cliff should not be copied to other states by default.
  • Per-operator sales exist publicly ONLY through Oct 2017 — everything after is statewide/county aggregate.
  • Medical is folded into adult-use retail (single channel); DOH patient counts are not a public timeseries.
  • The 37% excise tax rides in the county sales file; never double-count it as separate 'sales'.
  • Per-license sales are public only through Oct 2017 — market-share analytics are historical, not live.
  • Market/tax data is annual (fiscal-year) county XLSX; there is no clean public retail price index.
  • Medical is folded into adult-use retail; DOH patient counts are not a public timeseries.