Customers at dispensaries in San Diego pay higher cannabis taxes than most of the state, but sales appear to have been sinking over the past four years.
San Diego collected $12.8 million in local cannabis tax in the first 11 months of fiscal year 2025. (The city’s fiscal year ended July 31, but its accounting deadline isn’t until mid-August.)
While $12.8 million may sound like a lot, it’s roughly half the amount of cannabis tax San Diego collected in FY2021. That year, the city collected $23.6 million…