Business
November 2014
ARIZONAThe amount of length, in feet, that a Tucson cultivation site was limited to before the recent lifting of the rule to allow expansion: 3,000 (Source: Arizona Public Media)
ARIZONA
The amount of length, in feet, that a Tucson cultivation site was limited to before the recent lifting of the rule to allow expansion: 3,000 (Source: Arizona Public Media)
The number of signatures that were collected by supporters of former University of Arizona researcher Sue Sisley to get her job back at the college: 100,000 (Source: AZ Central)
The estimated number of people in Arizona who qualify to utilize cannabis under one of their medical conditions: 53,000 (Source: Verde News)
The estimated amount of tax revenue, in millions of dollars, that could be gained from legalizing recreational cannabis in Arizona: 70 (Source: Biz Journals)
The estimated amount of money, in millions of dollars, that Arizona’s recreational cannabis market would be worth in total if the herb became legal: 303 (Source: Phoenix Business Journal)
BAY AREA
The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that it will cost for a initiative to help San Jose collectives in a special election planned for November 2016: 2.5 (Source: Mercury News)
The number of Californian adults who have used cannabis, out of every 20 people in the state: 1 (Source: AlterNet.com)
The percentage of fines against the now-illegal San Jose collectives that will increase if the new city council plan is approved: 5,000 (Source: NBC Bay Area)
The estimated number of collectives that have received preliminary approval for a permit to operate in San Jose: 7 (Source: NBC Bay Area)
The increased percentage that one Bay Area cannabis grower has cut his water usage by: 75 (Source: East Bay Express)
COLORADO
The amount of cannabis, in milligrams, that a beginner-friendly cannabis infused edible made in Colorado just contains: 10 (Source: The Gazette)
The estimated percentage of cannabis purchasing customers in the Denver area who are tourists: 40 (Source: Missoulian)
The number of licenses of cannabis-related businesses that the state of Colorado recently issued: 96 (Source: 420 Magazine)
The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that cannabis customers in Colorado paid for recreational cannabis during the month of August: 33 (Source: The Gazette)
The increased percentage of cannabis sales in Colorado during the month of August: 10 (Source: The Gazette)
LA
The number of positive-THC cannabis patients who were studied at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute that were found to have a lower mortality rate than those who tested negative for THC: 446 (Source: Science World Report)
The length, in feet, of one mobile cannabis growing facility that is currently set up in Orange County: 53 (Source: Orange County Register)
The number of signatures turned in to the county clerk’s office in Costa Mesa, required to allow medical cannabis collectives in the city, that could possibly trigger a special election next year: 10,905 (Source: Daily Pilot)
The percentage of tax on gross receipts that would begin for Santa Ana taxpayers, if Measure BB is approved: 5 (Source: Orange County Register)
The distance, in feet, that the only two Malibu-based dispensaries are located from each other: 1, 531 (Source: Malibu Times)
MICHIGAN
The number of valid signatures that were collected to add a cannabis initiative to East Lansing November ballot: 1,343 (Source: Lansing State Journal)
The percentage of Michigan citizens who support cannabis legalization, as seen in a recent state poll: 50 (Source: Metro Times)
The number of seconds that a new medical cannabis commercial airing in Detroit by Americans for Safe Access lasts: 30 (Source: Metro Times)
The amount of money, in dollars, that patients were fined for possessing cannabis in 1967 when the herb was first decriminalized in Ann Arbor: 5 (Source: The Ann Arbor Independent)
The number of dispensaries that are currently open in Michigan, as of September: 100 (Source: Leafly.com)
OREGON
The number of councilors in Jackson County who survived a vote to be recalled over approving a license for a medical cannabis dispensary: 4 (Source: Herald Net)
The percentage of votes for each aforementioned council members that kept them from being recalled: 60 (Source: Herald Net)
The amount of money, in thousands of dollars, that New Approach Oregon donated to the state of Oregon for voter registration: 100 (Source: The Oregonian)
The number of cannabis-related arrests in every 14 arrests that occur in the state of Oregon: 1 (Source: GoLocalPDX)
The amount of money, in thousands of dollars, donated to Oregon’s cannabis legalization initiative by a group tied to billionaire George Soros: 300 (Source: The Oregonian)
SAN DIEGO
The amount of money, in thousands of dollars, that it could cost for a single applicant to obtain a conditional use permit for a collective in the city of San Diego: 100,000 (Source: KUSI News)
The number of months it took for San Diego to approve its first medical cannabis dispensary under the new zoning regulations: 6 (Source: KPBS)
The number of Californian adults who have used cannabis, out of every 20 people in the state: 1 (Source: AlterNet)
The percentage of Californians surveyed on the phone who stated that using cannabis as a medical prescription helped alleviate symptoms of medical conditions: 92 (Source: Medical Daily)
The amount of money, in millions of dollars, worth of cannabis that San Diego border agents found in a cargo shipment: 4 (Source: Fox 5)
WASHINGTON
The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that Spokane County has made in sales from cannabis businesses, which is higher than any other county in the state: 2.7 (Source: The Spokesman-Review)
The number of people who applied to grow cannabis for retail shops in Washington: 2,800 (Source: KomoNews.com)
The estimated amount of money, in millions of dollars, that Washington is expected to generate in cannabis revenue through 2015: 7 (Source: Koin 6)
The estimated amount of money, in millions of dollars, that Washington is expected to make in the legal recreational cannabis market by 2019: 636 (Source: Bothell-Reporter)
The number of access points open in the city of Bellingham, which caters to about 82,000 people: 4 (Source: The Seattle Times)
