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Cannabis Excise Tax

State Officials Continue Treating Cannabis Businesses as 'Piggy Banks' in 2025

California, Maryland, Maine and Mississippi are entertaining cannabis excise tax hikes this year that could put licensed businesses in jeopardy.

January 17, 2025

Top Stories

How Much Does an Ounce of Cannabis Flower Cost in 2025?

Depending on location and market maturity, some state dispensaries charge more than quadruple the price of others on average.

December 23, 2024

Maine

Maine

April 15, 2024

Cannabis Excise Tax

These 23 States, DC Collected $2.9 Billion in Cannabis Excise Tax Revenue in 2023

While Washington levies the highest excise tax rate in the nation, its cannabis revenue didn’t represent the highest percent of its total state tax revenue.

April 4, 2024

Maine

Maine House Committee Holds Hearing on Proposed Legislation to Allow Cannabis Consumption Lounges

Rep. David Boyer’s L.D. 1952 would allow licensed “cannabis hospitality establishments,” where residents and tourists could consume cannabis in a social club-type setting.

January 29, 2024

Colorado

How Much Did an Ounce of Cannabis Flower Cost in 2023?

While average prices per ounce hit rock bottom in some states this past year, prices in other markets remain relatively high despite comparable maturities.

December 30, 2023

Maine

State Testing Reveals 42% of Maine’s Medical Cannabis Samples Contain At Least 1 Contaminant

While testing is voluntary in the state’s medical cannabis program, audit testing shows that 50 of 120 samples contained at least one contaminant that would have resulted in a failed test according to mandatory testing standards in Maine’s adult-use market.

November 21, 2023

US States

When and How 24 States Legalized Adult-Use Cannabis in the US: A Timeline With Current Tax Rates

Here’s the full breakdown of which states legalized through ballot measures versus legislative action and their taxation structures, including the most recent to join the list -- Ohio.

November 3, 2023

Arizona

Up or Down? A Look at Sales So Far in Adult-Use Cannabis States

Midyear reports are out. Here’s a look at year-over-year cannabis sales in adult-use states.

August 20, 2023

Cannabis Tax Revenue

Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Have Generated $15 Billion in State Tax Revenue

Since Colorado and Washington launched adult-use cannabis sales in 2014, states have generated more than $15 billion in adult-use cannabis tax revenue, according to an analysis from the Marijuana Policy Project. Here's a state-by-state breakdown of tax revenue from 2022.

June 28, 2023

Adult-Use Sales in the Eastern US

2022 Total Cannabis Sales and Market Projections of East Coast States

A roundup of 2022 sales performances and projections of both established in emerging adult-use cannabis markets on the East Coast.

February 1, 2023

Arizona

Year-Over-Year Cannabis Sales Shrink for First Time in 5 States

California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington faced unprecedented cannabis retail trends in 2022; Michigan is now the nation’s second largest market.

December 27, 2022