This statistic presents the tax revenue from marijuana compared to total state sales taxes in the United States in 2017, with a forecast for 2020. Taxable retail sales of marijuana are projected to reach approximately 1.4 billion U.S. dollars by 2020. Around 405 million U.S. dollars will be earned from state sales taxes.
Tax revenue from marijuana compared to total state sales taxes in the United States in 2017 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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New Frontier Data. (January 15, 2017). Tax revenue from marijuana compared to total state sales taxes in the United States in 2017 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/797792/taxable-retail-sales-of-marijuana-us/
New Frontier Data. "Tax revenue from marijuana compared to total state sales taxes in the United States in 2017 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797792/taxable-retail-sales-of-marijuana-us/
New Frontier Data. (2017). Tax revenue from marijuana compared to total state sales taxes in the United States in 2017 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797792/taxable-retail-sales-of-marijuana-us/
New Frontier Data. "Tax Revenue from Marijuana Compared to Total State Sales Taxes in The United States in 2017 and 2020 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797792/taxable-retail-sales-of-marijuana-us/
New Frontier Data, Tax revenue from marijuana compared to total state sales taxes in the United States in 2017 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797792/taxable-retail-sales-of-marijuana-us/ (last visited May 30, 2023)
Tax revenue from marijuana compared to total state sales taxes in the United States in 2017 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], New Frontier Data, January 15, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/797792/taxable-retail-sales-of-marijuana-us/