By The Numbers – December 2019

Bay Area

The number of years that the Emerald Cup has held its cannabis event and competition in Santa Rosa: 16 (Source: The Bay Area Reporter)

The number of Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, out of 5, who cast their votes in favor of approving a new ordinance in the city that prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco and cannabis vaping products: 5 (Source: NBC Bay Area)

The number of signatures that are required in order to place the “California Psilocybin Decriminalization Initiative 2020” on the ballot: 623,212 (Source: Decriminalize California)

The number of legal cannabis businesses in California that had permits suspended in early November: 394 (Source: Los Angeles Times)

Colorado

The percentage of 25 Denver-based dispensaries’ cannabis products that contained mold in a random recent test: 80 (Source: Westword)

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that a Colorado-based cannabis chain was purchased for in early November: 140 (Source: The Denver Post)

The approximate number of industrial hemp registrations that the Colorado Department of Agriculture has processed across the state: 2,600 (Source: CBS Local)

The number of outdoor cannabis cultivation facilities operating in Pueblo County: 66 (Source: The Pueblo Chieftain)

Los Angeles

The number of applicants being considered for social equity cannabis licenses in Los Angeles through Phase 3 Retail Round 1: 100 (Source: NBC Los Angeles)

The new percentage of a tax markup rate that is being implemented in the California cannabis industry starting on Jan. 1, 2020: 80 (Source: Forbes)

The number of signatures that are required in order to place the “California Psilocybin Decriminalization Initiative 2020” on the ballot: 623,212 (Source: Decriminalize California)

The number of legal cannabis businesses in California that had permits suspended in early November: 394 (Source: Los Angeles Times)

Michigan

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that Ann Arbor-based C3 Industries raised during its latest funding round: 25 (Source: Crain’s Detroit Business)

The updated amount of money, in dollars, that it costs to purchase a two-year medical cannabis registration card in the state of Michigan: 40 (Source: WXYZ)

The number of recreational cannabis business license applications that were submitted on the first day of the application period for Michigan, which began on Nov. 1: 52 (Source: Crain’s Detroit Business)

The number of communities in Michigan that voted to allow cannabis businesses in the November election: 3 (Source: Mlive.com)

Washington

The amount of money, in thousands of dollars, that one Washington-based cultivator said he will lose in the value of his cannabis crops, which were cross pollinated with hemp plants: 40 (Source: The News Tribune)

The numeral rank of where Oregon lies on a list of states with the highest cannabis consumption by minors: 2 (Source: Statesman Journal)

The amount of money, in thousands of dollars, that was approved by the Portland City Council in Oregon to be used for the 2019 Cannabis Social Equity Grant Program: 631 (Source: KATU2)

The number of Washington-based census tracts that were used in a recent Washington State University study analyzing the prevalence of cannabis businesses in various socioeconomic areas: 1,446 (Source: WSU)

National

The estimated amount of money, in dollars, that Florida’s agriculture commissioner believes hemp crops will be worth per acre: 25,000 (Source: Fox Business)

The estimated percentage of Americans who support legalizing recreational cannabis nationwide: 66 (Source: Gallup)

The number of British patients who will be among the first to participate in a major medical cannabis trial: 20,000 (Source: Daily Mail UK)

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that consumers have spent on medical cannabis in Arkansas over the past six months: 18 (Source: KARK)