State and local excise tax collections on retail adult-use cannabis sales surpassed $1 billion in 2018 nationally. That is a 57 percent increase over 2017 levels, according to data compiled by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Read more
February 17, 2019
The Leaf Online: Cannabis Revenue Catching Up With Alcohol
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