ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s two licensed medical marijuana manufacturers have lost a combined $11 million in just two years of sales, according to financial documents obtained by The Associated Press, continuing losses that hint at systemic problems with the state’s tightly regulated program despite a recent expansion that allowed thousands more patients to buy the medication.

Minnesota Medical Solutions posted a $1.2 million loss in 2016, a year after losing more than $3 million. But LeafLine Labs’ losses worsened: The company said it lost $4.7 million last year, after losing $2.2 million loss in 2015.

Those figures come from annual financial statements the private companies provided the state that were obtained through an open records request. Minnesota Medical Solutions chief executive Kyle Kingsley painted his company’s decreasing losses as a positive, and said he hopes to break even in 2017 as the company continues retooling its business to reduce costs. But the key, he said, was awareness.

“We need to continue working together to ensure than providers and patients are aware of this program,” Kingsley said in an emailed statement.

A LeafLine representative was not immediately available. The state’s Office of Medical Cannabis also did not respond to a request for comment.