Governor Pritzker says the State of Illinois has seen a 50% increase in total tax reported from adult-use cannabis.
From $297.7 million in fiscal year 2021 to $445.3 million in fiscal year 2022.
Total adult-use cannabis sales also rose 50%, increasing from $1 billion to $1.5 billion, respectively.
Cannabis tax disbursements to local governments saw a significant jump from fiscal year 2021 to fiscal year 2022, increasing 77% from $82.8 million to $146.2 million.
Under Illinois’ adult-use cannabis law, 25 percent of tax revenue generated from cannabis sales must support communities that are economically distressed, experience high rates of violence, and have been disproportionately impacted by drug criminalization.