In Colorado, sales of medical marijuana began in November $2012$; however, the Department of Revenue did not report tax collection data until February of $2014.$ The accompanying table shows a portion of the monthly revenue from medical and retail marijuana tax and fee collections as posted in the Colorado state accounting system.

Date Revenue

February$/143,519,756$

March$/144,092,575$

April$/144,980,992$

May$/145,273,355$

June$/145,715,707$

July$/146,522,085$

August$/147,407,450$

September$/147,741,167$

October$/147,232,870$

November$/147,642,800$

December$/147,465,568$

January$/158,558,141$

February$/158,802,295$

March$/159,099,395$

April$/159,979,643$

May$/1510,617,311$

June$/1511,326,452$

July$/1510,856,584$

August$/1512,811,437$

September$/1513,181,758$

October$/1511,656,736$

November$/1511,290,012$

December$/1512,231,410$

January$/1613,247,434$

February$/1612,466,617$

March$/1614,195,923$

April$/1613,097,298$

May$/1617,183,162$

June$/1614,482,648$

July$/1616,823,849$

August$/1617,574,149$

September$/1619,145,992$

October$/1619,266,922$

November$/1618,425,864$

December$/1617,694,953$

January$/1718,164,787$

February$/1717,723,858$

March$/1717,550,692$

April$/1722,867,587$

May$/1718,563,939$

June$/1719,662,464$

July$/1720,437,751$

August$/1723,775,043$

September$/1723,235,507$

October$/1723,098,408$

November$/1721,076,993$

December$/1721,211,445$

January$/1821,681,438$

February$/1821,134,864$

March$/1820,871,820$

April$/1822,947,141$

May$/1822,367,707$

June$/1821,928,692$

July$/1822,963,778$

August$/1823,044,818$

September$/1823,770,397$

October$/1822,589,679$