First month of Oregon marijuana tax payments still coming in

Oregon has collected taxes on marijuana sales since the start of February but officials don't expect to have an official tally until mid-March.

The Oregon Department of Revenue began collecting taxes from January sales on Feb. 1. Medical marijuana dispensaries had until Monday to send in their first month of tax payments.

Joy Krawczyk, an agency spokeswoman, said the agency is waiting for payments that were mailed in the final days of the month before releasing the final tally. 

Medical marijuana stores have been allowed to sell to anyone 21 and older since last October. Consumers enjoyed a tax holiday for the first three months; a 25 percent tax kicked in on Jan. 1.

That tax will eventually be replaced with a 17 percent state tax once the Oregon Liquor Control Commission assumes control over recreational marijuana sales later this year.

The tax totals will offer a first look at how much...

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