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.

The governor of Delaware is touting the state’s first “successful” weekend of adult-use marijuana sales, with total purchases for medical and recreational cannabis totaling nearly $1 million—and compliance checks demonstrating that the regulated market is operating as intended under the law.

Recreational marijuana sales for adults 21 and over officially began in Delaware on Friday, with 12 retail locations with medical marijuana conversion licenses now open to the public.