Pot Sales Edge Up in Sputtering Start for Canada’s Legal Market

Canadians bought C$55 million ($48.5 million) of marijuana in the second full month of legal sales, a modest beginning for a market investors anticipate will become a multi-billion dollar industry.

Sales rose 3.7 percent in December from November’s initial tally of C$53 million, Statistics Canada said Friday in a broader report on retail sales. The December sales bring the total since the market was legalized on Oct. 17 to C$152 million.