Alaska made $81k in marijuana taxes from first full month of sales

Shannon Ballard | December 30, 2016

Taxes from Alaska’s first full month of marijuana sales are in, and the tax director for the Alaska Department of Revenue, Ken Alper, says the state collected just over $81,000 in November.

The state saw only $10,400 in pot taxes in October.

At the moment, marijuana in Alaska is only taxed at the cultivation level. Buds bring in $50 per ounce and $15 for all other parts of the plant.

Alper says November’s numbers are a good sign of what’s to come.

Alaska made $81k in marijuana taxes from first full month of sales