in our Spotlight on Business Report tonight recreational Cannabis sales just soared to historical highs dispensaries across the state sold a record $21 Million worth of product in the first quarter of 2024 and according to New State data hit another sales Milestone over the 420 weekend with more than $5 million in purchases on The Unofficial holiday alone overall it shows sales were up by about 38% compared to the year before four the state cannabis Regulatory Commission attributes that to a shift in consumer Behavior away from the black market and toward a safer regulated one there are also a lot more dispensaries in the state than last year 130 in all and the commission expect sales to continue increasing as more dispensaries open support for the business report is provided by Riverview Jazz presenting the 11th annual Jersey City Jazz Festival May 29th to June 2nd event details including performance schedules and location or online at Jersey City jazz festival.com [Music]