Marijuana sales create $52 million in state revenue in first six months – Capitol News

Per the law, 8 percent of that revenue will be shared with local governments, while the Illinois Department of Revenue estimates $25.9 million from excise and sales taxes will be directed to the state’s General Revenue Fund.
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Fed up neighbor
6 years ago

Really, 1 in 4 out of work in Illinois, begging for rent relief, mortgage assistant, food aide, kids out of school but yet these poor poor people still have money to spend on pot. Free stuff needs to end if people can spend this kind of money, priorities are all wrong.

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