Canada’s federal government released data last week showing that its June sales totaled $517.8 million Canadian dollars, or about $374.5 million in U.S. dollars. That’s more than the $372.4 million that California sold the same month, according to the Department of Cannabis Control, meaning California has lost its superlative status.
The two markets have some clear differences, notably that Canada is an entire country while California is a state. But they have similar populations; California has 39.5 million people, while Canada has 41.4 million, and the differences have not stopped California’s leaders from making the international comparison in the past. Just last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom mentioned that California’s pot market is the biggest in the world in at least six different news releases.
