But “it can take us around 120 days to react to a hot market,” he said.

The state Department of Health and Senior Services reported $93.5 million in adult-use pot sales and $32.7 million in medical marijuana sales last month.

Sales hit a combined total of $103 million in February, the first month recreational marijuana could be sold after voters passed Amendment 3 in November.

These figures put the state on track to be among the top 10 largest cannabis markets in the country during the first year of the program, according to Missouri Cannabis Trade Association.

In comparison, Illinois reported $34.8 million in sales after the first month of adult use in February 2020, despite having twice the population of Missouri.

The grow operation in Vandalia was humming last week as roughly 60 employees donned scrubs and hair nets to tend at least 8,000 plants.

The 32,000-square-foot cultivating and manufacturing facility expects to produce at least 4,000 pounds of marijuana this year. It is looking to increase production by about 20% to keep up with demand, Ray said.