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NCSL Legislative Video Resource Center

The NCSL Video Resource Center is a collection of recorded webinars accessible for on-demand learning.

Like a Weed in the Wind: Forecasting Marijuana Tax Revenue

Legal recreational marijuana use brings in a boatload of tax revenue, but what does that mean for state budgets? Now that Colorado dispensaries have been open for nearly 10 years, analysts have a better sense of how to track that money. Join us to explore those findings and hear insights for states that have recently legalized cannabis.

Moderator: Andrea Jimenez, Policy Analyst, National Conference of State Legislatures
Speaker: Beau Whitney, Chief Economist, Whitney Economics
Speaker: Dominique Mendiola, Senior Director, Marijuana Enforcement Division, Colorado Department of Revenue
Speaker: Stephen Lerch, Executive Director & Chief Economist, Washington Economic and Revenue Forecast Council