Through December, the Department of Revenue collected more than $175 million in taxes from recreational marijuana sales. From the proceeds, 35% goes to the state’s General Fund, 25% for community development, 20% for substance abuse treatment and prevention and mental health, 10% to the state’s backlog of bills, 8% to local law enforcement and 2% for education and collecting data on the health effects of legal pot.
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Through December, the Department of Revenue collected more than $175 million in taxes from recreational marijuana sales. From the proceeds, 35% goes to the state’s General Fund, 25% for community development, 20% for substance abuse treatment and prevention and mental health, 10% to the state’s backlog of bills, 8% to local law enforcement and 2% for education and collecting data on the health effects of legal pot.
