Colorado has collected more than $2.2 billion in marijuana taxes since legalization

DENVER - This week marks 10 years since Colorado voters approved Amendment 64, clearing the way for marijuana legalization in the state and prompting more than a dozen other states to follow suit.

In the decade of legalization, Colorado reports $13.4 billion in legal marijuana sales, resulting in $2.2 billion in taxes collected. 

"I think it’s just been an unqualified success," said Brian Vicente, one of the co-directors of the campaign to pass Amendment 64. 

He and his co-director Mason Tvert said the amendment delivered on its goals.