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Arizona Active Medical Marijuana Patients in 2024

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Arizona Active Medical Marijuana Patients 2024

The data represents the number of active medical cannabis program patients, by month, for all participating counties in the state of Arizona.

Arizona's medical cannabis patient registrations exhibited notable fluctuations from 2015 to 2024. January consistently saw the highest numbers, with a peak of close to 300 thousand patients in 2021 and a decrease to 113 thousand in 2024. Seasonal trends and policy changes likely influenced these variations, reflecting evolving dynamics in patient registrations statewide.

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
January 113,694 128,621 256,676 299,054 223,285 192,017 169,398 116,696 89,405 63,391
February 111,168 128,502 244,523 301,612 226,677 194,239 170,295 119,124 90,998 65,862
March 107,544 127,892 228,763 305,157 230,667 193,672 162,528 124,308 92,780 68,759
April 103,957 127,266 215,413 307,975 235,999 197,025 165,808 126,471 97,938 70,189
May 100,753 127,288 207,123 310,053 245,533 200,019 170,071 129,118 100,412 73,860
June 97,610 127,162 201,856 312,138 No data 203,683 172,227 132,667 102,040 76,698
July 94,754 126,938 158,154 313,906 259,840 205,609 174,226 136,515 104,273 78,956
August 92,159 126,496 144,678 313,001 269,030 208,350 178,257 139,824 106,103 No data
September No data 123,796 136,010 299,997 279,760 211,866 180,064 145,701 107,051 No data
October No data 121,047 132,719 287,110 287,715 215,104 182,784 148,268 108,497 No data
November No data 118,541 130,969 276,370 291,907 218,198 183,789 151,512 110,405 No data
December No data 115,914 129,836 266,850 295,295 219,817 186,002 152,979 114,439 92,705

Arizona's medical cannabis patient numbers revealed distinct trends across its counties from 2016 to 2024. Maricopa County consistently had the highest patient count, peaking at 184 thousand in 2020 and dropping to nearly 60 thousand in 2024, reflecting statewide trends. Pima County and Coconino County also showed significant but declining numbers, indicating shifts in patient registrations over the years.

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Apache County 291 413 498 1,019 1,044 874 835 816 777
Cochise County 1,177 1,612 1,934 3,776 3,805 3,185 2,666 2,220 1,690
Coconino County 1,736 2,178 2,419 5,233 5,336 4,350 3,799 3,353 2,815
Gila County 601 844 1,011 2,358 2,425 1,984 1,751 1,485 1,170
Graham County 327 456 524 1,187 1,319 901 741 656 413
Greenlee County 47 76 96 295 375 234 196 152 137
La Paz County 109 138 152 316 455 343 347 378 295
Maricopa County 59,698 75,440 84,333 177,019 184,084 143,379 119,941 97,178 71,773
Mohave County 1,462 2,012 2,256 5,379 6,492 5,054 5,062 5,148 4,212
Navajo County 1,179 1,512 1,757 3,472 3,592 2,615 2,364 2,017 1,573
Pima County 14,758 17,794 19,740 36,471 36,832 30,010 25,954 21,219 15,409
Pinal County 6,107 7,507 8,316 16,172 17,269 13,395 10,901 8,464 6,157
Santa Cruz County 289 371 457 904 1,022 671 539 460 351
Yavapai County 3,712 4,730 5,264 10,683 13,689 10,953 9,277 7,905 6,332
Yuma County 661 823 1,065 2,477 2,993 1,869 1,629 1,528 1,334
Total 92,159 115,906 129,822 266,761 280,712 219,817 186,002 152,979 114,438

Last updated: October 1, 2024

Source: Arizona Department of Health Services

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