May 2015 | By the Numbers

BAY AREA 

The amount of money, in thousands of dollars, that medical
cannabis collectives donated to an event last month that allowed local police
to buy unused or unwanted forearms from local residents to prevent them from
hitting the black market: 50 (Source: San
Jose Mercury News)

The number of medical cannabis collective permits that are
allowed in Richmond: 3 (Source: San
Jose Mercury News)

The amount of money that it costs to enter the Cannabis
Career Institute program in Sacramento last month: $349 (Source: The Sacramento Bee)

The number of collectives that Mayor Liccardo’s
administration has proceeded to shut down in San Jose, as according to city
rules: 21 (Source: NBC Bay Area)

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that has been
secured in state water and drought relief bonds and will be used to halt water
usage from illegal cannabis grows in NorCal: 2 (Source: Ukiah Daily Journal)

COLORADO

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that Colorado
received for schools through cannabis taxes: 2.3 (Source: VIBE)

The amount of retail cannabis sales tax, in millions of
dollars, that Colorado made during the month of January: 2.3 (Source: The Business Journals)

The decreased number of cannabis-related arrests from 2010 to
2014: 1,922 (Source: CATO
Institute)

The number of miles that the Benton family traveled from
their home in Liberty Township, Ohio to Castle Rock, Colorado in order to
obtain cannabis medicine for their daughter who suffers from myclonic epilepsy:
1,200 (Source: Daily
Mail)

The number of increased patients on the Colorado patient
list between January and February: 837 (Source: Denver
Westword)

LOS ANGELES

The updated minimum number of collectives that Los Angeles
has closed down over the past two years: 500 (Source: Los Angeles Times)

The estimated amount of money, in thousands of dollars, that
the newly opened collective in Desert Hot Springs will make in tax revenue
during the first month of operation: 9 (Source: The
Desert Sun)

The estimated amount of money, in thousands of dollars,
which the same collective will make in sales, based on Desert Hot Spring’s 10
percent medical cannabis sales tax rate: 90 (Source: The Desert Sun)

The number of California lawmakers who have challenged the
Department of Justice to stay true to their recent amendment that blocked the
department from interfering with state medical cannabis laws: 2 (Source: Los Angeles Times)

The number of votes from Canyon Lake City Council members
who voted to prohibit the operation of cannabis delivery services within its
boundaries: 4 (Source: The
Press Enterprise)

MICHIGAN

The number of votes that the Michigan Senate made for an
amendment to the state’s medical cannabis act, which would allow landlords to
ban the use of cannabis on their property: 34 (Source: WDIV-TV)

The maximum amount of money, in millions of dollars, that is
spent every year in Michigan to arrest and prosecute cannabis users: 300
(Source: WWMT-TV)

The number of signatures required for the Michigan Cannabis
Coalition to collect in order to get a recreational cannabis initiative on the
ballot: 300,000 (Source: AM 1590 WTVB)

The estimated number of medical cannabis patients in
Michigan, as of April: 96,000 (Source: Detroit
News)

The number of years that the Ann Arbor Hash Bash has
consistently occurred: 44 (Source: WILX News 10) 

OREGON

The number of people who attended the Oregon Medical
Marijuana Business Conference in Eugene: 700 (Source: KMTR Eugene)

The amount of money, in thousands of dollars, that the
Oregon Liquor Control Commission will pay for an annual subscription fee to
manage recreational cannabis business licenses: 80 (Source: The Oregonian)

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that a
Seattle-based equity firm investing in cannabis worldwide has gathered for
funding cannabis business opportunities in Oregon: 75 (Source: Willamette Week)

The number of Oregon cities that serve at least 11 patients:
282 (Source: The
Oregonian)

The estimated percentage of cannabis users in Oregon who
still use the black market to buy their cannabis products: 75 (Source: The Oregonian)

SAN DIEGO

The minimum number of people that San Diego’s first legal
collective expected to serve during its first month of business: 7,500 (Source:
NBC San Diego)

The amount of money, in thousands of dollars, that the city
of Oceanside forced two illegal collectives to pay in fines, and were required
to agree to never operate in the city again: 10 (Source: San Diego Reader)

The number of votes that allowed for the final approval of a
medical cannabis collective in the Midway District: 4 (Source: UT San Diego)

The number of medical cannabis collectives that have been
approved for the Midway district, as of the beginning of April: 4 (Source: UT San Diego)

The percentage of California voters who are likely to vote for
cannabis legalization, as seen in a recent study: 55 (Source: Public Policy Institute of
California)

WASHINGTON

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that will come
as a result of shifting the distribution of cannabis taxes that contribute to
health programs and education: 296 (Source: KING 5)

The maximum amount of money, in thousands of dollars, that
Washington cannabis trimmers can earn annually: 90 (Source: The Bellingham Herald)

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that Washington
is expected to make off of cannabis excise tax revenue by 2019: 362 (Source: The Daily News)

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that a
Seattle-based equity firm investing in cannabis worldwide has used to fund MMJ
business opportunities in Oregon: 75 (Source: Wweek.com)

The number of legal access points in Olympia that will
remain unaffected by a recent moratorium on medical cannabis facilities and
gardens: 13 (Source: The
Olympian)

NATIONAL

The estimated amount of money, in millions of dollars, that
cannabis legalization could raise in Ohio by 2020, if it’s legalized: 554
(Source: International
Business Times)

The number of Maine’s federally recognized Native American
tribes who are discussing legalizing cannabis on their lands: 3 (Source: The Washington Times)

The estimated number of cannabis seeds that were given out
for free in Washington D.C. last month: 25,000 (Source: WUSA9)

The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that the
National Drug Institute of Health plans to spend on cannabis research during
the 2015 fiscal year: 1.5 (Source: The
Huffington Post)

The number people who have applied for medical cannabis
cards in Illinois: 2,500 (Source: Northwest
Herald)