According to the Alaska Department of Revenue, more than 3% percent of the taxes collected in Alaska came from marijuana in 2021. That’s more than $30 million for fiscal year 2021 alone. Here's how it gets allocated.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - After school, while playing foosball, the story started to come out.
Alaska brings in millions of dollars in marijuana taxes and the amount continues to go higher and higher.. That’s more than $30 million for fiscal year 2021 alone.: 25% goes to both the general fund, 25% to drug and marijuana education programs and 50% is for recidivism reduction programs.in FY 2018. Jump to FY 2020, and it was $24.2 million., $11.5 million was designated for the Alaska Department of Corrections, $18.
The Department of Corrections uses the money for a community residential center, physical health care, substance and sex abuse programs and education. For instance, Eliza Muse, a public health specialist who works in the Division of Public Health, says her budget hasn’t changed since 2018. Her work is part of the Marijuana and Education Treatment Fund to educate users on responsible marijuana use. The money also goes toward treatment and after-school programs for teens.Asked if more money was needed, Muse said she thinks there’s always work the division can be doing.
According to a Marijuana Prevention and Alaskan Youth Data Summary, put together by the state health department’s Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention, since legalization there have not been changes in the prevalence of marijuana use among youth in Alaska, and it’s similar to prevalence among youth nationwide.
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