A newly updated federal government report shows that states where marijuana is legal have generated nearly $15 billion in tax revenue from legal cannabis sales since late 2021.
The U.S. Census Bureau this month issued the latest periodic update to its Cannabis Excise Sales Tax Collections data to include totals from the first quarter of 2026, during which states reported taking in a total of $825.1 million in marijuana tax revenue.
Since the agency began tracking the issue in the third quarter of 2021, states have raked in more than $14.8 billion in earnings from cannabis sales, the latest data shows.
The new numbers show there has been a dip in state marijuana tax revenue compared to the last quarter of 2025, which saw cannabis earnings of $878.1 million.
Individual states reporting the highest dollar amounts from marijuana sales during Q1 of this year were California ($151.9 million), Washington State ($98.9 million), Michigan ($72.5 million), New York ($69.6 million), Illinois ($64.9 million) and Colorado ($53.3 million).
The latest updated federally compiled figures also provide a look at which states have brought in the most cannabis revenue over time since the Census Bureau started tracking the issue nearly five years ago.
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