DENVER – The Colorado Department of Revenue says marijuana shops in the state made a record $1.51 billion in sales of medical and recreational cannabis, edibles and concentrate products in 2017.

Sales topped $1.09 billion during the year, with the remaining $416.52 million coming from medical marijuana.

Colorado collected $247 million in taxes and fees revenue from marijuana sales. The previous record was in 2016, when shops did $1.3 billion.