By the Numbers

COLORADO

The amount (in millions of dollars) Colorado state regulators spent on a seed-to-sale tracking system, including video surveillance: 1.1 (Source: Associated Press).

The amount of money (in dollars) Colorado regulators still needed to spend on this tracking system: 400,000 (Source: Associated Press).

The amount of money (in millions of dollars) in application fees that the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division took in one summer weekend in 2010: 8 (Source: The Denver Post).

The estimated number of licensed dispensaries in Denver: 207 (Source: THC University).

The estimated number of liquor stores in Denver: 204 (Source: THC University).

MICHIGAN

The maximum fine (in dollars) for violating a proposed Kalamazoo ordinance that would require patients, when transporting cannabis, to store their meds in the trunk of their car: 500 (Source: Mlive.com).

The maximum prison sentence (in days) for violating this proposed Kalamazoo ordinance: 93 (Source: Mlive.com).

The number of registered MMJ patients in Wayne County as of Sept. 30: 14,736 (Source: The Oakland Press).

The number of registered MMJ patients in Macomb County as of Sept. 30: 8,319 (Source: The Oakland Press).

The number of county prosecutors that Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says he is training to shut down dispensaries: 83 (Source: Lansing State Journal).

In days, how long Flint’s temporary ban on dispensaries—approved Feb. 25—lasts: 180 (Source: Mlive.com).

The number of patients and supporters that rallied together in Jackson to protest the closure of MMJ distribution centers: 200 (Source: The Compassionate Chronicles)

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

The estimated number of dispensaries in San Jose: 106 (Source: Bloomberg Businessweek).

The amount in fees (in millions of dollars) that a Mendocino County cannabis growing permit program generated before it was shut down by the feds last year: 1+ (Associated Press).

The number of plants that Mendocino County officials were allowing some growers to cultivate through the program: 99 (Source: Associated Press).

The percentage of registered California voters who support legalizing cannabis for medical use: 72 (Source: San Francisco Chronicle).

The percentage of registered California voters who support legalizing cannabis for recreational use: 54 (Source: San Francisco Chronicle).

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

The percentage of a proposed city sales tax on MMJ transactions in San Diego: 2 (Source: U-T San Diego Tribune).

The estimated cost (in dollars) of operating a dispensary in a commercial/industrial area of San Diego for a year: 5,000 (Source: U-T San Diego).

The percentage of registered California voters who support legalizing cannabis for medical use: 72 (Source: The Los Angeles Times).

The percentage of registered California voters who support legalizing cannabis for recreational use: 54 (Source: The Los Angeles Times).

The ratio of California voters that support legalizing the sale of marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol? 5:4 (Source: The Press-Enterprise).

WASHINGTON

The proposed House tax (in dollars) per $1,000 of assessed value of cannabis trademarks and brand names: 3.60 (Source: Associated Press).

The number of responses that the Washington State Liquor Control Board received from those seeking to become a state cannabis consultant: 112 (Source: Puget Sound Business Journal).

The number of these responses that met the Liquor Control Board’s minimum requirements: 98 (Source: Puget Sound Business Journal).

The amount (in dollars) of the application fee to become a cannabis retailer under Initiative 502’s still-being-written rules: 250 (Source: The Olympian).

The distance (in feet) that a retail cannabis store must keep away from parks, playgrounds and sensitive areas, according to I-502: 1,000 (Source: The Spokesman-Review).

The distance (in feet) that a retail cannabis store must keep away from certain sensitive areas, according to a proposed change to I-502: 500 (Source: The Spokesman-Review).

AND BEYOND

The percentage of Hawaii residents who support their state’s medical cannabis program: 81 (Source: Maui Time).

The percentage of Hawaii residents who feel possession of small amounts of cannabis should not be a criminal offense: 58 (Source: Maui Time).

The distance (in feet) that medical cannabis businesses and activities must keep away from residential districts, etc., in Westborough, Massachusetts: 500 (Source: The Westborough News).

The percentage of voters in Nevada who approved MMJ legislation in 2000: 65 (Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The number of registered MMJ cardholders in Nevada: 3,645. (Source: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services).

The estimated amount of money (in millions) that it would take to bankroll an MMJ constitutional amendment in Florida for the 2014 ballot: 10 (Source: Orlando Sentinel).