By the Numbers

1. Taxes (in dollars) the medical cannabis collective Harborside Medical Center paid the city of Oakland this year: 1.1 million (Source: San Francisco Chronicle).

2. Total amount (in dollars) of federal stimulus grant given to Oakland’s Unity Council in 2010 for funding Head Start programs: 1.1 million (Source: Oakland Office of the Mayor).

3. Taxes (in dollars) Harborside Medical Center paid the state of California this year: 2 million (Source: San Francisco Chronicle).

4. Total amount (in dollars) given to the state of California this year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for wildlife habitat improvements: 2 million (Source: Western Farm Press).

5. Amount (in dollars) the IRS says Harborside Medical Center owes in federal back taxes for 2007 and 2008 after denying the collective’s business deductions: 2.5 million (Source: SFGate.com).

6. Total amount (in dollars) of federal funding awarded this year to help complete a walking and biking trail in Napa Valley: 2.5 million (Source: Office of U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson).

7. Percentage of decrease in alcohol-related car crashes among men in states with medical marijuana programs: 13 (Source: University of Colorado-Denver study).

8. Percentage of decrease in alcohol-related car crashes among women in states with medical marijuana programs: 9 (Source: University of Colorado-Denver study).

9. Number of times a drunk driver is more likely to cause a fatal traffic accident than a stoned driver: 10 (Source: Slate Magazine).

10. Percentage of Floridians surveyed who support legalizing marijuana: 57 (Source: Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates poll).

11. Percentage of Maryland residents surveyed who support a bill that would allow seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana: 72 (Source: Public Policy Polling survey).

12. Percentage of Americans arrested in 2010 for marijuana possession under the age of 19: 30 (Source: NORML).

13. Estimated number of active medical cannabis dispensaries in Sacramento last year: 99 (Source: Sacramento Bee).

14. Number of active medical cannabis dispensaries in Sacramento as of December: 8 (Source: Sacramento Bee).

15. Estimated cost to U.S. taxpayers of the War on Drugs since it was declared by President Richard Nixon in 1971: $1 trillion-plus (Source: Associated Press).