By the Numbers

 California – Bay Area

Percentage of gross marijuana dispensary sales that would be taxed in Palo Alto under a Nov. 6 ballot measure: 4 (Source: Associated Press).

Maximum number of medical cannabis dispensaries allowed in San Jose under current zoning regulations: 10 (Source: San Jose City Hall).

Total amount of cash (in dollars) seized in California’s agricultural belt in this summer’s cannabis-eradication campaign by law enforcement: 4,869 (Source: NBCBayArea.com).

Average price (in dollars) of one pound of Mendocino County-grown cannabis in the mid-1990s: 5,000 (Source: San Francisco Chronicle).

Average price (in dollars) of one pound of Mendocino County-grown cannabis in October: 2,000 (Source: San Francisco Chronicle).

California – SoCal

Number of years the Los Angeles City Council spent working on an ordinance regulating medical cannabis: 3 (Source: Los Angeles Times).

Taxpayer money (in millions of dollars) the city of L.A. spent both developing various cannabis dispensary ordinances and fighting lawsuits over them: 3 (Source: SurfSantaMonica.com).

Number of months the L.A. City Council’s ban on dispensaries was in place this year before it was overturned: 3 (Source: Los Angeles Times).

Number of current L.A. medical marijuana ordinances either regulating dispensaries or banning them outright: 0 (Source: Los Angeles Municipal Code).

Number of medical cannabis dispensaries currently operating in Los Angeles: 500 to 1,000 (Source: Los Angeles Daily News).

Colorado

Annual revenue (in dollars) for Colorado schools if legalization measure Amendment 64 is passed: 40 million (Source: State Ballot Information Booklet).

Colorado’s ranking in 2009 among the 50 states for dollars spent per student: 41 (Source: Denver Post).

Decrease in dollars per student Colorado plans to spend in fiscal year 2012-13 compared to 2009-10: 600 (Source: Denver Post).

Estimated annual tax gain (in dollars) to Colorado from the medical cannabis industry and businesses that support it: 20 million-plus (Source: 60 Minutes).

Estimated commercial and industrial space (in square feet) leased to medical cannabis-related businesses in the Denver area: 1 million-plus (Source: 60 Minutes).

Washington

Number of medical cannabis dispensaries in Seattle in September, according to the Seattle Times citing information provided by the city: 150-plus (Source: Seattle Times).

Number of dispensaries in Seattle in September, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal citing information provided by the city: 145 (Source: Puget Sound Business Journal).

Number of dispensaries in Seattle in September, according to HispanicBusiness.com citing the Seattle Times: 145 (Source: HispanicBusiness.com).

Number of dispensaries in Seattle in September, according to Forbes.com citing the Seattle Times: 119 (Source: Forbes.com).

Number of Starbucks locations in Seattle in September, including full-service and in-store venues: 424 (Source: Anywho.com).

Michigan

Percentage of registered cannabis patients in Michigan who reported using the drug for severe pain, muscle spasms or nausea: 90-plus (Source: Michigan Department of Community Health).

Number of active medical cannabis patients in Michigan, as of Sept. 27: 130,965 (Source: The Huffington Post).

Number of registered medical cannabis in Michigan, as of Sept. 29: 121,043 (Source: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs [LARA]).

Number of active medical cannabis providers in Michigan, as of Sept. 27: 26,896 (Source: The Huffington Post).

Number of registered medical cannabis providers in Michigan, as of Sept. 29: 25,199 (Source: Michigan LARA).

The Nation

Number of registered Montana medical marijuana patients in September 2009: 3,921 (Source: Great Falls Tribune).

Number of registered Montana medical marijuana patients in January 2011: 28,000-plus (Source: Great Falls Tribune).

Number of authorized Montana medical marijuana caregivers in September 2009: 1,403 (Montana Department of Public Health).

Number of authorized Montana medical marijuana caregivers in September 2011: 4,833 (Montana Department of Public Health).

Number of scientific studies to conclude cannabis has medical benefits: 200-plus (Source: Americans for Safe Access).

Number of these studies that the U.S. Justice Department admits meets federal criteria for valid studies: 15 (Source: Bloomberg Businessweek).

Number of federally accepted medical uses for cannabis: 0 (Source: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration).

Number of ex-DEA chiefs who held a conference call in October demanding President Obama denounce pot legalization measures in three states: 9 (Source: Seattle Times).