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States Collect $3.7 Billion In Recreational Cannabis Tax Revenue In 2021 Says MPP Report

Cannabis Law Report

States that have legalized marijuana for adult use collectively generated more than $3.7 billion in tax revenue from recreational cannabis sales in 2021, a report from the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) that was released on Wednesday found. States Collected More Than $3.7 FULL REPORT : [link]. Read full report.

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Another strong month for Illinois recreational cannabis sales

Illinois News Joint

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced recreational cannabis sales totals for May 2023. May totals reached $132,777,299.46, surpassing all other months, except March 2023 ($134,790,381.77) and July 2020 ($135,658,291.46). 2020 total monthly sales include: January: $39,247,840.83

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Illinois 2024 recreational cannabis sales top $1.72B

Illinois News Joint

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) and the Pritzker Administration today announced recreational cannabis sales. Sales taxes collected at Illinois cannabis dispensaries totaled more than $490 million in 2024, per the Illinois Department of Revenue. 2020 Totals: $669,084,410.12

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The Week in Weed: May 22, 2020

The Blunt Truth

The news getting the most attention this week is the reopening of Massachusetts’ recreational marijuana shops, scheduled for May 25. Recreational shops, however, had to close. The state Supreme Court ruled that all signatures for ballot initiatives must be collected in person. And finally, you can now buy hemp at Petsmart.

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The Week in Weed: February 21, 2020

The Blunt Truth

In Pennsylvania, a recreational cannabis bil l was introduced this week by Rep. Staying out west, New Mexico will phase out medical cannabis cards for non-residents , starting mid-year 2020. Finally, the NFL’s new collective bargaining agreement with players may include drastically different rules concerning cannabis use.

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The Week in Weed: March 13, 2020

The Blunt Truth

In tribal news, the Oglala Sioux voted to legalize medical and recreational marijuana on their reservation in South Dakota. This means that the group will have to redraft the proposal, collect signatures and resubmit. Nevertheless, advocates are confident they will be able to get the initiative on the November 2020 ballot.

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In legal weed states, employees are failing drug tests at record pace

The Cannigma

The number of employees testing positive for cannabis has soared over the past decade, especially in states with legal recreational marijuana, a recent report found. The 2021 Drug Testing Index carried out by Quest Diagnostics found that in states with legalized recreational marijuana , positivity rates for marijuana testing rose 118.2%