Total taxpayer money from marijuana legalization-- revenue saved from regulation and incarceration, combined with revenue increase from marijuana taxation-- is estimated to bring in an additional $13.7 billion to the national government, annually. These figures do not include additional benefits a legal market creates through related businesses, such as paraphernalia shops, nor the likely increase in marijuana's use with legalization.
Total taxpayer money from marijuana legalization-- revenue saved from regulation and incarceration, combined with revenue increase from marijuana taxation-- is estimated to bring in an additional $13.7 billion to the national government, annually. These figures do not include additional benefits a legal market creates through related businesses, such as paraphernalia shops, nor the likely increase in marijuana's use with legalization.