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1. The number of times federal prosecutors filed marijuana-related criminal cases in Colorado in 2008: 8 (Source: Denver Post).

 

2. The number of times federal prosecutors filed marijuana-related criminal cases in Colorado in 2009: 9 (Source: Denver Post).

 

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1. The number of times federal prosecutors filed marijuana-related criminal cases in Colorado in 2008: 8 (Source: Denver Post).

 

2. The number of times federal prosecutors filed marijuana-related criminal cases in Colorado in 2009: 9 (Source: Denver Post).

 

3. The number of times federal prosecutors filed marijuana-related criminal cases in Colorado in 2010: 4 (Source: Denver Post).

 

4. The number of times federal prosecutors filed marijuana-related criminal cases in Colorado this year: 0 (Source: Denver Post).

 

5. The number of medical marijuana business license applications that were submitted to officials with Boulder, Colorado: 118 (Source: Boulder County Business Report)

 

6. The number of medical marijuana business license applications that were denied by Boulder officials: 24 (Source: Boulder County Business Report)

 

7. Boulder’s approximate monthly tax revenue from medical marijuana businesses: $47,000 (Source: City of Boulder Finance Department)
8. The estimated yearly amount (in dollars) that San Jose would get through its 7 percent medical cannabis tax: $3.4 million (Source: San Jose Mercury News).

 

9. The number of San Jose police officers that $3.4 million could be used to pay: 17 to 18 (Source: San Jose Mercury News).

 

10. The number of libraries that could be run using that $3.4 million: 3 (Source: San Jose Mercury News).

 

11. The amount of the fine issued to adults carrying an ounce or less of marijuana in Rhode Island, according to a proposed law: $150 (Source: The Associated Press).

 

12. The current fine to a first-time offender for carrying less than an ounce in Rhode Island: $200-500 (Source: The Associated Press).

 

13. The number of marijuana arrests Rhode Island police make each year: 3,000 (Source: The Associated Press).

 

14. The approximate number of Oregon residents who are a registered medical marijuana patient: 40,000 (Source: The Associated Press).

 

15. The approximate number of Oregon residents who are a registered grower: 22,000 (Source: The Associated Press).

 

16. The approximate number of Oregon residents who are a registered caregiver: 21,000 (Source: The Associated Press).

 

(Compiled by Michael Carlos)

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