Colorado Marijuana Sales Near $19 Billion Since 2014, Tax Revenue Tops $3.26 Billion
Legal marijuana sales in Colorado have reached $18,959,563,281 since recreational stores opened in 2014, according to new figures released October 15 by the Colorado Department of Revenue, leaving the state just $40.4 million short of the $19 billion mark.
Medical and recreational marijuana sales totaled $111,212,979 in July 2026, up 5.3 percent from $105,592,541 in June. Sales for the first seven months of 2026 reached $740,950,923, down about 4.4 percent from the same period in 2025, and July sales were 3.9 percent below the $115.7 million recorded in July 2025. On the revenue side, Colorado collected $19,322,443 in marijuana taxes and licensing fees in August, up from $18,980,768 in July. Total collections for the first eight months of 2026 were $152,232,548, down about 4.7 percent year over year, bringing cumulative collections since February 2014 to $3,262,200,388.
Colorado's annual marijuana sales peaked at about $2.23 billion in 2021 and have declined since, totaling $1.32 billion in 2025, while monthly sales remain above $100 million. (GSM, via the Colorado Department of Revenue)
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Photo: 图：科罗拉多州议会大厦（资料图）。照片：Wikimedia Commons。Colorado State Capitol (file photo). Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
