| Projected marijuana tax revenues* |
| State |
Tax Revenue
(in millions) |
| California |
105.4 |
| New York |
65.5 |
| Florida |
48.2 |
| Texas |
46.6 |
| Ohio |
34.8 |
| Michigan |
32.4 |
| Illinois |
31.6 |
| Pennsylvania |
30.5 |
| Washington |
22.0 |
| Virginia |
20.9 |
| North Carolina |
20.6 |
| Georgia |
19.3 |
| New Jersey |
19.3 |
| Massachusetts |
18.4 |
| Indiana |
17.8 |
| Colorado |
17.6 |
| Missouri |
15.6 |
| Minnesota |
14.3 |
| Oregon |
14.1 |
| Maryland |
13.9 |
| Wisconsin |
13.4 |
| Arizona |
13.0 |
| Louisiana |
13.0 |
| Tennessee |
12.2 |
| Kentucky |
10.2 |
| Connecticut |
9.8 |
| South Carolina |
9.1 |
| Alabama |
8.9 |
| Oklahoma |
8.3 |
| Nevada |
7.9 |
| Arkansas |
6.7 |
| Kansas |
6.6 |
| Mississippi |
6.6 |
| Iowa |
6.2 |
| New Hampshire |
5.6 |
| Nebraska |
5.0 |
| New Mexico |
4.9 |
| Utah |
4.7 |
| Rhode Island |
4.6 |
| Maine |
4.1 |
| West Virginia |
4.1 |
| Hawaii |
4.0 |
| Montana |
3.6 |
| Idaho |
3.3 |
| Alaska |
2.8 |
| District of Columbia |
2.8 |
| Vermont |
2.8 |
| Delaware |
2.4 |
| South Dakota |
2.0 |
| North Dakota |
1.6 |
| Wyoming |
1.2 |
| * Revenues based on state-by-state marijuana consumption, assuming pot were legalized. Source: Prof. Jeffrey Miron, "Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibitions," June 2005. |
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