June 2015 | By the Numbers

BAY AREA

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that one Bay
Area delivery service, which is backed by Snoop Dogg, raised in order to launch
its brand nationwide: 10 (Source: StartupSmart.com)

The number of pages that detail California’s first
initiative for recreational cannabis legalization in 2016: 13 (Source: East Bay Express)

The estimated number of people who gathered at Golden Gate
Park in San Francisco on 4/20: 15,000 (Source: NBC Bay Area)

The estimated amount of time, in hours, that it takes for a
cannabis delivery person from the new SideCar app to deliver product to a
customer: 1 (Source: The Consumerist)

The percentage of money made from customer purchases through
the SideCar app that will be given to drivers: 80 (Source: The Consumerist)

COLORADO

The number of years that SoCo Radio, AM 1580, had leased the
station for, only to now switch its content to cannabis related news: 3
(Source: The Gazette)

The estimated number of people who attend a 4/20 rally at
the Civic Center: 125,000 (Source: The Denver Post)

The number of years that Colorado has banned cannabis use at
the University of Colorado, excluding this year on 4/20: 4 (Source: ABC News)

The number of people that a TIME Magazine
photographer photographed document Denver cannabis users in their early 20s: 25
(Source: TIME)

The average price, in dollars, that it costs to purchase a
cannabis edible in Colorado: 20 (Source: Leafly)

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LOS ANGELES

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that one SoCal
cannabis delivery service raised in order to hire 50 employees in 50 days: 10
(Source: The Wall Street Journal)

The number of cannabis legalization efforts, so far, that
have filed for ballot consideration in California 2016: 5 (Source: East Bay Express)

The amount of money, in dollars, that three USC students
raised in order to create a medical cannabis delivery mobile app: 100,000
(Source: Los Angeles Times)

The amount of money, in thousands of dollars, that cannabis
supporters in Riverside have donated to the cause of lifting a ban against
cannabis: 177,000 (Source: The Press
Enterprise)

The number of medical cannabis cards that have been issued
since the start of the year in Riverside: 282 (Source: The Press Enterprise)

MICHIGAN

The estimated number of community members who attended a
town hall meeting on 4/20 regarding recreational cannabis legalization in
Michigan: 150 (Source: Mlive.com)

The percentage of people in East Lansing who approved
Proposal 1, which makes the use, possession and transfer of up to one ounce of
cannabis legal for those 21 or older: 65 (Source: The
Daily Chronic)

The number of Michigan residents who voted to approve
Proposal 1: 2,973 (Source: Mlive.com)

The approximate number of Michigan state-approved medical
cannabis patients: 100,000 (Source: Detroit Free Press)

The number of cannabis organizations in Michigan that banded
together to send a joint statement regarding HB-4209 and HB-4210: 13 (Source: The Compassion Chronicles) 

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OREGON

The estimated amount of money, in millions of dollars, that
the Oregon Liquor Control Commission plans to spend on regulating the cannabis
industry: 10.5 (Source: The Oregonian)

The number of people who make up the Oregon Liquor Control
Commission’s committee to better regulate cannabis: 15 (Source: The Oregonian)

The number of years that Portland has participated in the
annual Global Cannabis March: 16 (Source: The Oregonian)

The percentage of responses from Gresham city’s residents
who support cannabis dispensaries: 54 (Source: The Oregonian)

The number of medical cannabis dispensaries that submitted a
permit application to open in the city of Tigard, following the removal of a
moratorium: 1 (Source: Portland Tribune) 

SAN DIEGO

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that San
Diego-based Mentor Capital Inc. received to find the support for medical
cannabis efforts (in exchange for shares of stock): 1.3 (Source: San Diego Source)

The amount of money, in thousands of dollars, that San
Diego’s first legal cannabis collective earned in gross revenue during its
first month of operation: 172 (Source: KPBS.org)

The minimized number of seizures now experienced per week by
young Sadie, who suffers from Schinzel-Giedion Syndrome, thanks to a San
Diego-based CBD medicine: 4 (Source: UT San Diego)

The number of seizures that two-year-old Sadie from San
Diego experienced daily prior to being given CBD medicine: 300 (Source: AM 760)

The number of medical cannabis job workers that the United
Food and Commercial Workers’ Western States Council represents across
California: 1,000 (Source: UT San Diego) 

The estimated amount of money, in millions of dollars, that
Washington sold worth of recreational cannabis during the month of April: 25
(Source: Marijuana
Business Daily)

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WASHINGTON

The age of some undercover agents sent by the Washington
State Liquor Control Board to test if local access points ask for ID when
customers buy cannabis: 18 (Source: News 1130)

The average price, in dollars, that cannabis concentrates
cost per gram in Washington: 60 (Source: Leafly)

The average price, in dollars, that it costs to purchase a
cannabis edible in Washington: 34 (Source: Leafly)

The number of years that the High Times
Cannabis Cup had occurred in Washington before being called off this year: 3
(Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

UNIVERSAL

The number of swing-states with an equal distribution of
both Democrats and Republicans that have an overwhelming support for legalizing
medical cannabis: 3 (Source: Politico)

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that will help
fund a new cannabis control board in Alaska: 1.5 (Source: The Washington Times)

The number of famous cannabis business people and advocates
who were featured in an extensive article about the top most influential people
in the industry: 20 (Source: International Business Times)

The number of signatures required for Wyoming cannabis
activists to collect in order to get medical cannabis on the ballot in 2016:
25,600 (Source: The Washington Times)

The number of business licenses up for grabs in New York
cannabis lottery: 5 (Source: New York Post)