California Cannabis Sales, Tax Revenue Fall for 3rd Straight Quarter as Industry Struggles

Critics blame the Golden State’s high taxes and point to low-tax states like Michigan, where the cannabis industry is growing.
California Cannabis Sales, Tax Revenue Fall for 3rd Straight Quarter as Industry Struggles
Hunderds of Illegal marijuana grows operate outside Montague, Calif., on May 7, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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Cannabis sales and tax revenues continue to decline in California, falling for three straight quarters according to a recently released report from the state’s Department of Taxes and Fees Administration.

With sales totaling just more than $1 billion for cannabis products, and about $1.2 billion when including accessories, and combined excise and sales tax revenue of about $260 million in the first quarter of 2024, the figures are the lowest they’ve been since the second quarter of 2020.

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