BOSTON (WHDH) - Cannabis surpasses cranberries as the most valuable cash crop in Massachusetts, according to Leafly’s 2022 Harvest Report.
The report found that adult-use cannabis crops in Mass. are worth $361 million with cranberries ranking at almost $66 million in 2021. Hay is the third crop ranked with a $13 million annual wholesale value.
The report also found that farmers harvested 83 metric tons of marijuana, up from 52 metric tons last year, but did not oversupply the still-developing market as there are now 340 adult-use cannabis cultivation licenses in the state. There were 274 cannabis cultivation licenses in 2021.
Consumers bought $1.45 billion worth of cannabis products in Mass. last year, according to Leafly’s report, a 44% gain in the value of the state’s cannabis harvest.
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