By the Numbers

1. The amount of cannabis (in pounds) found hidden amongst a recent shipment of liquid fabric softener coming into San Diego from Mexico: 2,000 (Source: San Diego Union Tribune)

2. Amount of registered medical cannabis patients in Arizona: 39,000 (Source: Phoenix New Times)

3. Number of bales of cannabis a Coast Guard recovered floating off of the Los Angeles’ coast: 52 (Source: Los Angeles Daily News)

4. The number of dispensaries in Denver compared to the number of Starbucks in the entire state of Colorado: 739 vs.  415 (Source: The Wall Street Journal)

5. Number of daily seizures (on average) a Modesto youth was having before being treated with medical cannabis: 50 (Source: CBS)

6. The amount of mature and immature plants a medical cannabis patient is authorized to have at any given moment according to California state law: 6 and 12 (Source: The Sacramento Bee)

7. Number of jobs the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) foresees will be generated due to the legalization of medical cannabis in Illinois: 1,000 (Source: CBS)

8. The average percent range roadway fatalities dropped within the first year of medical cannabis legalization in a state: 8 to 11 (Source: The Boston Globe)

9. Square foot measurement of Middletown, Connecticut’s first city owned factory for growing cannabis: 15,000 (Source: The Sacramento Bee)

10. The percentage of studies solely focusing on the beneficial effects of cannabis, as calculated by Dr. Sanjay Gupta: 6 (Source: Fox News)

11. Amount it costs (in dollars) to produce a pound of “pharmaceutical grade” cannabis vs. its value at retail price: 1,000 vs. 7,500 (Source: The Wall Street Journal)

12. Percent of surveyed physicians who would approve the use of medical cannabis for a woman suffering from pain related to breast cancer: 76 (Source: The Sacramento Bee)

13. Percent of Americans who say the federal government should not enforce anti-cannabis laws in states that have opted for a new approach: 64 (Source: San Diego City Beat)

14. The percent of people who are in favor of making medical cannabis legal, as seen in recent ABC News-Washington Post poll: 81 (Source: USA Today)

15. The percent of total global hemp fiber produced in China: 51 (Source: www.ipsnews.net)