By the Numbers. Recreational Marijuana in Colorado.

 Gross sales: $1.5 BILLION (2017) $1.3 Billion (2016) $996 Million (2015)

Adult sales: $1.09 Billion

Medical Marijuana Sales: $416.52 Million 

Tax revenue & fees, with the drafting error that prevented all taxing jurisdictions from collecting the tax: $247 Million 

Denver Post | Colorado pot sales hit a record $1.5 billion in 2017, and border towns saw a green rush from neighbors