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Number of years that Canadian marijuana seed dealer Marc Emery was recently sentenced to serve in prison: 5 (Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer).

Number of violent crimes the federal government linked to Emery: 0 (Sour

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Number of years that Canadian marijuana seed dealer Marc Emery was recently sentenced to serve in prison: 5 (Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer).

Number of violent crimes the federal government linked to Emery: 0 (Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer).

Amount of money (in millions) per year that Emery’s business earned that he later used to fund marijuana-legalization efforts: 5 (Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer).

Number of medical marijuana dispensaries that opened in the San Diego area in the last year: 100 (Source: Envisionna.wordpress.com).

Percentage by which intense foot pain among HIV patients decreased after taking marijuana for medicinal purposes: 34 (Source: Science Daily).

Number of marijuana-related drug arrests in California each year that would be decriminalized with the passage of Proposition 19: 60,000 (Source: Los Angeles Times).

Number of registered dispensaries, out of 169, that were deemed ineligible to remain open in Los Angeles: 128 (Source: Los Angeles Times).

Number of registered dispensaries that have sued L.A.: 80 (Source: Los Angeles Times).

Number of supporters an Irish “Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act” Facebook page has attracted: 4,000. (Source: The Irish Times).

Number of dispensaries that the City of Santa Cruz has allowed to operate: 2 (Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel).

Number of dispensaries that have opened outside Santa Cruz County: 6 (Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel).

Number of un-permitted dispensaries in unincorporated areas of Orange County: 11 (Source: Orange County).

Amount (in thousands) that the California Beer and Beverage Distributors has contributed to the No on Prop. 19 campaign: 10 (Source: CelebStoner.com).

Amount (in thousands) that police associations have contributed to No on Prop. 19: 56 (Source: CelebStoner.com).

Amount (in thousands) that the California Correctional Supervisors union has contributed to No on Prop. 19: 88.5 (Source: CelebStoner.com).

(Compiled by Shannon Tarango)

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