Sales of recreational cannabis in Colorado, USA, have reaped more than $2.1 million (around 1.5 million euros) from tax revenues just one month after the drug’s legalisation, state figures revealed on Monday. <br /><br />The result was in line with expectations, said the Colorado Department of Revenue on a statement. The figures add to over $1.4 million (around 1 million euros) collected in taxes and fees from the sales of medical weed in the same month, for a total of around $3.5 million (around 2.5 million euros) of state income generated by marijuana sales.<br /><br />According to the department, the data for recreational marijuana also include revenues from:<br />•2.9 percent state sales tax<br />•special 10 percent tax on retail weed sales <br />•15 percent excise tax imposed on cultivators <br />•other licensing fees. <br /><br />The statistics suggest the state-sanctioned Marijuana business generated about $14 million in gross sale for the month. Over the course of a year, the first $40 million of tax revenue is designated for
