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Legal Marijuana Success: $24.7B In Taxes, Teen Use Down
More than a decade into America's state-by-state experiment with cannabis legalization, the results are no longer theoretical. Government data now confirms what early advocates envisioned—and what critics warned against: legal marijuana is reshaping public policy. The numbers tell a clear story, one grounded in billions in state tax revenue and a measurable decline in teen marijuana use.
According to two reports from the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), legal adult-use cannabis sales have generated more than $24.7 billion in state tax revenue since 2014. Much of that money is being directed toward education, healthcare, infrastructure, substance use prevention and community reinvestment. At the same time, teen cannabis use has declined in most legal states, defying long-held fears that legalization would increase youth access and consumption.
"Legalization does not increase youth cannabis use. In fact, evidence suggests the opposite," MPP's youth impact report states.
Tracking The $24.7 Billion Impact Of Cannabis Taxation
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