7 Examples of Taxing Marijuana

• Colorado. 
  • 15 % excise tax
  • 10 %state tax on retail marijuana sales (falling to 8 percent as of July 1, 2018)
  • 2.9 % state sales tax
  • local sales taxes (the average rate in Colorado is 4.6%)
  • local excise taxes on marijuana, such as the 3.5% tax in Denver
• Alaska
  • flat tax of $50 per ounce
• California
  • 15% sales tax
  • $2.75 tax per ounce on leaves
• Nevada
  • 15% excise tax
• Oregon
  • 17% sales tax
• Washington
  • 37% sales tax
• Maine 
  • 10% sales tax

Tax Foundation | Marijuana Legalization and Taxes: Lessons for Other States from Colorado and Washington