There was $24,957,632 in tax revenue generated from licensed marijuana sales in February, according to the Arizona Department of Revenue.
This represents an increase of about 9% compared to the $22,919,158 collected in February 2024. February’s taxes bring the all-time total to nearly $1 billion, reaching $992,450,806.
In February, $15,501,746 of the revenue came from the state’s 16% recreational marijuana excise tax, $7,953,363 from the 5.6% adult-use tax, and $1,501,359 from medical marijuana tax revenue.
Arizona voters approved recreational marijuana legalization in November 2020. The law allows those 21 and older to purchase up to one ounce of marijuana and up to five grams of concentrates from licensed dispensaries.
Under Arizona’s marijuana law, tax revenue is allocated as follows:
- 33% to Community College Districts
- 31.4% to Local Law Enforcement and Fire Departments
- 25.4% to the Arizona Highway User Revenue Fund
- 10% to the Justice Reinvestment Fund, supporting public safety, health, and drug treatment programs
- 0.2% to the Attorney General for enforcement costs
