August 2015 | By the Numbers

BAY AREA

The number of votes that Sacramento lawmakers presented for
the passage of AB-258, which helps cannabis users qualify for organ
transplants: 33 (Source: The Washington Times)

The estimated amount of water, in liters, that each Bay Area
cannabis plant in the “Emerald Triangle” receives per day: 22
(Source: The Washington Post)

The number of signatures gathered by cannabis advocates that
was delivered as a petition to Senator Diane Feinstein in San Francisco: 10,000
(Source: The Daily Chronic)

The number of signatures that must be gathered in order for
the cannabis legalization initiative ReformCA to qualify for placement on the
ballot: 365,000 (Source: Mercury News)

The amount of money that Team Cannabis, a participant in the
29th annual AIDS Walk San Francisco, has pledged towards sponsoring the race
and spreading cannabis awareness: 40,000 (Source: The Bay Area Reporter)

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COLORADO

The percentage of adults in Colorado who report using
cannabis: 13.6 (Source: The Pagosa Springs Sun)

The estimated drop in price, compared to last year, for one
ounce of cannabis in CO: 100 (Source: Bloomberg Business)

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that Colorado
is expected to make in retail cannabis sales for the next year: 5.8 (Source: GJ
Free Press)

The estimated number of attendees at the 2015 Cannabis
Business Summit & Expo in Denver: 2,000 (Source: The Cannabist)

The number of dispensaries located in Colorado Springs, as
of the end of June: 152 (Source: Gazette)

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LOS ANGELES

The amount of money it costs, per month, to subscribe to “Potbox,”
which delivers a box filled with cannabis strains: 150 (Source: Inquisitr)

The number of Southern Californian middle school students
who were interviewed in 2010 and 2011 regarding their exposure to medical
cannabis advertising and usage: 8,214 (Source: Los Angeles Daily
News) 

The number of medical cannabis business license permits
given out to worthy applicants in Palm Springs: 5 (source: The Desert Sun)

The number of votes that Malibu City Hall had provided to
consider the possibility for a medical cannabis collective within the city: 5
(Source: Malibu Times)

The number of pages that details The Blue Ribbon Commission
on Marijuana Policy report on how to regulate cannabis in California in the
case of legalization next year: 93 (Source: SafeAndSmartPolicy.org)

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MICHIGAN

The amount of money, in thousands of dollars, that was
donated to the “MI Legalize” organization at a fundraiser in support of
legalized cannabis for adults: 60,000 (Source: The Weed Blog)

The amount of money, in thousands of dollars, that is
required in order to collect enough signatures for a cannabis legalization
proposal for the November 2016 ballot: 500 (Source: Michigan Radio)

The percentage of people who voted that they want Michigan’s
sick children to have access to medical cannabis: 85 (Source: The Weed Blog)

The number of signatures that the cannabis legalization
initiative MI Legalize must collect in order to be put on the state ballot:
252,523 (Source: Mlive.com)

The estimated number of people who rallied outside of the
Michigan Capitol to kick off a statewide petition for legalizing cannabis: 100
(Source: Mlive.com)

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OREGON

The number of people in Oregon who have medical cannabis
cards, as of July: 70,000 (Source: My Fox LA)

The number of votes that allowed the operation of retail
cannabis sales to begin in Oregon on October 1: 40 (Source: KOIN6)

The amount of retail cannabis, in ounces, that can be sold
to a recreational user per day, after October 1: 1/4 (Source: The Oregonian)

The amount of cannabis, in ounces, that anyone flying from
the Portland International Airport to any other Orgeon airport can have on
their person: 1 (Source: The Huffington Post)

The number of YouTube views gathered by an honest
documentary on teen cannabis use, made by an Oregon high school student, as of
July 23: 119,365 (Source: WTSP)

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SAN DIEGO

The updated number of cannabis collectives approved to
operate in San Diego: 6 (Source: UT San Diego)

The number of days that a special medical cannabis marketing
program for the new film, American Ultra,
delivered medical cannabis to patients at Comic-Con: 4 (Source: San
Francisco Gate)

The number of votes that allowed the passage of San Diego’s
sixth medical cannabis collective, located in Mira Mesa: 5 (Source: CBS 8)

The total number of cannabis collectives approved for Kearny
Mesa: 2 (Source: CBS 8)

The average number of patients that the only open legal
collective in San Diego serves, per day: 75 (Source: Fox 5 San Diego)

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WASHINGTON

The number of years that a study on the sewage samples of
two different WA cities will run: 3 (Source: Bellingham Herald)

The amount of federal money that is being used to conduct
the WA sewage sample study: 120,000 (Source: Bellingham Herald)

The number of House votes that were made in favor of the new
recreational cannabis law in Washington: 59 (Source: Yakima Herald)

The new percentage set for cannabis tax at the retail point
of sale in Washington, if HB-2136 is approved: 37 (Source: The Cannabist)

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that has been
exchanged between cannabis business owners and customers, since becoming legal
in Washington in 2014: 5 (Source: The Daily News)

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NATIONAL

The percentage of cannabis companies in the U.S. that have been
audited by the IRS in 2014: 6 (Source: Marijuana Business Daily)

The number of children in 8th, 10th and 12th grade who were
surveyed over the course of 24 years in a study that recently revealed how
cannabis use has decreased in teens: 1,098,270 (Source: International
Business Times)

The number of patients who signed up for Minnesota’s medical
cannabis program: 41 (Source: Minnesota CBS Local)