Has Arizona allocated a portion of tax revenue from recreational marijuana toward traffic safety enforcement operations?

When Arizona legalized recreational marijuana in 2020, the ballot measure dedicated about 25% of sales tax revenue to a fund for traffic enforcement and other highway operations, in addition to another 31% to public safety agencies, like municipal police and fire departments.

The tax revenue from medical marijuana, legalized previously through a different ballot measure, goes to a separate fund that covers the program's administrative costs and related agencies, such as county health departments. In 2020, a one-time $10 million payment from this fund was granted to the governor's office of highway safety for traffic enforcement programs, personnel and equipment.

Arizona received nearly $300 million in marijuana sales tax revenue in fiscal year 2024, on par with the year prior.