Delaware’s first-year adult-use sales reach $53.4 million as licensed rollout stalls

Delaware recorded $53.4 million in first-year adult-use sales versus an early $281 million projection; only four cultivation licensees are operating, including one of 20 social-equity cultivators, while zoning, property access and capital shortages have delayed openings. The gap is a transferable warning for Oklahoma operators evaluating expansion: license awards do not create market capacity unless cultivation, retail sites and financing come online in sequence.