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My state (Oregon) has no sales tax, but does have a 20% tax on recreational cannabis, so in our case the cannabis tax revenue would be a net gain for the state.

Typically, tax rates are much higher on cannabis than regular sales tax. In many states, it is even taxed twice; once when the retailer purchases it from a distributor, and again when the consumer purchases it from the retailer. Some laws have changed, but, in prior years, this could lead to an effective tax rate of around 40% in states like California.

> It’s probably not a net gain though

Relative to what? If weed was still illegal and untaxed, there are additional policing costs not taken into account here. If you mean relative to a world where nobody wanted to do drugs, then sure, but that's fantasy.