ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS ARE GETTING ADVICE ON LEGALIZING RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA FROM A COLORADO OFFICIAL.
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BARBARA BROHL SAYS THEIR STATE HAS COLLECTED NEARLY 402 MILLION DOLLARS IN TAX REVENUE FROM RECREATIONAL POT.
TAX REVENUE ALSO PAYS FOR YOUTH PREVENTION PROGRAMS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. BROHL ALSO DISCUSSED SETTING STANDARDS FOR HOW MUCH MARIJUANA CAN BE IN YOUR SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF CANNABIS AND HOW THEY AFFECT THE BODY.
BROHL SAYS COLORADO HAS COLLECTED NEARLY 402 MILLION DOLLARS IN TAX REVENUE FROM RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA.