Ilinois officials say the state’s first medical marijuana patients have purchased nearly $801,000 worth of cannabis during the program’s first month.
Program director Joseph Wright announced the figures Wednesday. The numbers indicate Illinois has collected roughly $56,550 in taxes from wholesale sales of medical marijuana during the month. Marijuana wholesalers pay a 7 percent tax to the state.
Wright says licensed dispensaries have served 1,713 unique patients. That’s nearly half the 3,600 patients who have been approved for the program. [Read more at the Chicago Tribune]
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