Marijuana Sales

LEDGER FILE PHOTO BY CHRIS MARTIN

LEDGER FILE PHOTO BY CHRIS MARTIN

City updates zoning rules for MMJ processors

Eric Swanson
Thursday, October 7, 2021
LAWTON – Lawton has revised its zoning requirements for medical marijuana operations, which will allow low-grade processing in most commercial zones and limit more intensive processing to industrial areas.
Medical marijuana sales in Oklahoma.

Medical marijuana sales in Oklahoma.

Rx marijuana sales soar to record high

News Staff
Thursday, April 8, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Medical marijuana sales in Oklahoma soared to a record high in March. The 7% state tax on purchases of medical marijuana products generated $5,946,977 in tax receipts last month, a nearly 74% increase from March 2020. MMJ tax collections, coupled with the $7.
Medical Marijuana Receipts SW Oklahoma

Medical Marijuana Receipts SW Oklahoma

Rx marijuana sales start ’21 on high note

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, February 25, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Medical marijuana sales in Oklahoma started 2021 on a high note. ]The 7% state tax on purchases of medical marijuana products generated $5.22 million in tax receipts last month, a 59.65% increase from January 2020. The MMJ taxes, coupled with the $6.
Ledger file photo by Chris Martin

Ledger file photo by Chris Martin

Cannabis tops alcohol in Oklahoma in 2020

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, January 21, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Marijuana surpassed alcohol as the revenue-producing palliative of choice in Oklahoma last year. Beverage taxes and licenses produced a little over $133 million in 2020, Oklahoma Tax Commission ledgers reflect. That sum included $30.8 million from “strong” beer taxes, $40.
Use Taxes Replacing Sales Taxes, But Marijuana Sales Remain High

Use Taxes Replacing Sales Taxes, But Marijuana Sales Remain High

Use Taxes Replacing Sales Taxes, But Marijuana Sales Remain High

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, April 16, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Sales and use tax receipts generated in February show the continuing shift to online shopping was apparent even before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the economy. Meanwhile, tax receipts from medical marijuana transactions in Oklahoma have increased in 16 of the last 18 months.
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