Nevada Pot Sales in February Continue to Outpace Projections
LAS VEGAS (AP) — State officials say February was another good month for marijuana sales in Nevada. A Department of Taxation report issued Monday says taxable sales of adult-use marijuana topped $35.3 million for the month, up 9 percent from January but short of the $35.8 million sold in December. Chief state economist Bill Anderson says February was the third-largest sales month in the eight months since recreational-use sales began last July. Anderson says taxes on medicinal and recreational marijuana brought in just under $6 million. Sales have surpassed projections every month, and Anderson says the nearly $42 million in tax revenue from those sales is already nearing the $50.3 million projected for the entire year. Nevada has 316 certified medical and recreational pot sales outlets in five of the state's 17 counties.