Springfield – December cannabis sales broke monthly sales records with $137.9 million sold and Illinois cannabis stores doubled sales over the prior 12 months. Monthly sales totals for all of 2021 published Monday by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation showed nearly $1.4 billion sold. That’s more than double the $669 million sold in 2020. December sales of $137.9 million topped the previous monthly record set in July 2021 with $127.8 million sold. READ MORE: Interview: BMO bank acquisition may open new doors for Latinos For the prior calendar year, in-state residents bought $943 million while out-of-state residents bought more than $436 million. Taxes on legal cannabis can be up to 40% or more, depending on the potency of the product. Taxes collected and remitted to the comptroller for the prior calendar year total $387.7 million. The taxes are split several ways. More than a third goes to the state’s general revenue…