November 2015 | By the Numbers

Bay Area

The suggested donation for cannabis that local collectives asked from patients who were victims of the recent NorCal fires: 0 (Source: Los Angeles Times)

The number of collectives in San Jose who are vying to satisfy the city’s strict rules and  regulations for collective operation: 20 (Source: Mercury News)

The number of pages that detail the medical cannabis regulation measure submitted by ReformCA: 26 (Source: Santa Rose Press Democrat)

The number of valid signatures that Vallejo medical cannabis advocates collected in an attempt to overturn the current city ordinance that regulates collectives: 4,103 (Source: Times Herald)

The number of years that it took for California to begin regulating the cannabis industry since it first legalized medical cannabis, as of this month: 19 (Source: The Cannabist)

Colorado

The amount of revenue, in millions of dollars, that Aurora estimates it will make in recreational cannabis sales for 2016: 5.4 (Source: Aurora Sentinel)

The number of licensed medical cannabis dispensaries operating in Colorado as of September: 515 (Source: Watchdog Arena)

The estimated number of people who attended a Colorado Springs City Hall meeting to discuss their opposition to a six-month moratorium: 100 (Source: Colorado Springs Gazette)

The number of cannabis grows that the county of Pueblo leases its water reserves to: 7 (Source: KOAA 5)

The amount of cannabis sales revenue, in millions of dollars, made in August Colorado: 59.2 (Source: Yahoo! News)

Los Angeles

The number of votes by the Long Beach City Council that led to an agreement of an ordinance to allow dispensaries back in the city: 6 (Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram)

The estimated number of people who attended the Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition in L.A., in September: 3,400 (Source: PRNewswire)

The number of cannabis collectives registered with the city of Los Angeles in 2015: 1,105 (Source: Los Angeles Daily News)

The number of valid signatures required to get another initiative to legalize recreational cannabis in California on the November 2016 ballot: 365,000 (Source: Los Angeles Times)

The number of years that it took for California to begin regulating the cannabis industry since it first legalized medical cannabis, as of this month: 19 (Source: The Cannabist)

Michigan

The number of medical cannabis bills that were recently approved in the House: 3 (Source: MLive.com)

The number of Michigan medical cannabis users who are suing the state because they say they were harassed by the police: 23 (Source: The Washington Times)

The sales tax percentage that medical cannabis collectives will be required to pay when Michigan’s newest substitute bill is implemented: 3 (Source: MLive.com)

The number of votes that swayed House Bill 4209 into approval, which will aid in regulating medical cannabis and allow patients to purchase cannabis at storefront collectives: 95 (Source: MLive.com)

The amount of money that the city of Dearborn must pay a local woman who was given a ticket for cannabis possession and discriminated against for not informing the police officer that she had HIV: 40,000 (Source: RT)

Oregon

The amount of money it cost to obtain cannabis for certified veterans who attended the Grow For Vets event in Portland: 0 (Source: KATU.com)

The estimated number of people who listened to California Supreme Court Judge Jim Gray’s keynote speech at the Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference: 600 (Source: Portland Tribune)

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that the city of Portland is expected to make from cannabis revenue and associated license fees in 2016: 1.01 (Source: The Oregonian)

The estimated amount of money, in dollars, that taxpayers in Oregon pay for every cannabis plant that the DEA destroys: 60 (Source: The Washington Post)

The projected amount of money, in millions of dollars, which Measure 91 has promised to bring to the OR cannabis market by 2020: 450 (Source: Market Watch)

San Diego

The updated number of collectives that are now approved to operate in San Diego: 11 (Source: San Diego Union Tribune)

The estimated number of patients that San Diego’s first legal collective, A Green Alternative, has registered in their system as of this printing: 4,462 (Source: NBC San Diego)

The number of pages contained in the details of recent San Diego City audit that discusses improvements to code enforcement with local medical cannabis collectives, among other issues: 58 (Source: San Diego Union Tribune)

The amount of space, in square feet, that this year’s Potluck Medical Cannabis Expo & Concert will use for the event: 20,000 (Source: San Diego Reader)

The number of years that it took for California to begin regulating the cannabis industry since it first legalized medical cannabis, as of this month: 19 (Source: The Cannabist)

Washington

The number of access point licenses that the Liquor and Cannabis Board has granted since recreational cannabis became legal: 196 (Source: KUOW 94.9 FM)

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that has been made by Washington state in cannabis sales over the past year: 357 (Source: The Spokesman-Review)

The largest amount of square footage that cannabis grows will be allowed to operate in, increased from 21,000 square feet: 30,000 (Source: The News Tribune)

The Expected number of applicants for new recreational cannabis retail licenses in Washington is: 800 (Source: KXLY)

The amount of money, in thousands of dollars, granted to the University of Washington School of Law to fund its Cannabis Law and Policy Project: 185 (Source: UW Today)

National

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that is being used to help the cannabis legalization campaign in Ohio: 20 (Source: Tribune-Review)

The number of medical cannabis dispensaries proposals that are currently being reviewed for an expansion in Connecticut MMJ: 19 (Source: Hartford Courant)

The number of people, in millions, who use cannabis around the world, according to the United Nations: 158.8 (Source: The Telegraph)

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that one medical cannabis business is spending on a marketing campaign in Illinois: 1 (Source: Chicago Tribune)

The estimated amount of money, in millions of dollars, that Arizona would make annually through taxes if recreational cannabis was legalized: 60 (Source: The Huffington Post)