Colorado marijuana sales skyrocket to $996M in 2015

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$996,184,788 — that's the final tally for Colorado marijuana sales as December 2015 figures show a record-setting finish

 

http://www.thecannabist.co/2016/02/09/colorado-marijuana-sales-2015-reach-996-million/47886/

 

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[Frequentflier]

All or a large portion of these sales were previously untaxed and the source of income for basically drug dealers. While its ridiculous some of the ways the state and local governments are spending this new found tax money its better than no tax, too numerous arrests for possession of minor amounts, cops spending time on such minor crimes and more focus on safe growing Another example though of politicians not listening to citizens. It took voter referendums to change the law because elected employees wouldn't. Only in one area was the local DA refusing to prosecute possession of small/personal use quantities - Boulder. He said it had proved impossible to get a jury to convict people arrested for what people felt was no longer a crime.