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Two Positive Consequences Following Coloradoâs Legalization of Marijuana: High Profits and Low Crime Rates The positive effects that have spawned from the legalization of marijuana in Colorado are surprising to say the least. Economic benefits have turned a slow economy in Colorado into a booming one. More so, the legalization of marijuana may have turned Colorado into a safer place.
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Marijuana industry sees green after Colorado legalization Marijuana industry sees green after Colorado legalization. Colorado’s grand cannabis experiment has captured the imagination of America. After 75 years of marijuana prohibition, the state’s voters amended their constitution and legalized marijuana in all forms. The results have been remarkable. Denver has surpassed Amsterdam as the capital of the marijuana world.
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Colorado's marijuana tax revenues nearly double last year's figures Through the first seven months of this year, Colorado has brought in nearly $73.5m, putting the state on pace to collect over $125m for the year. In 2014, experts predicted legal cannabis would bring in upwards of $70m to the state’s tax coffers. In reality, the state collected just $44m in marijuana taxes.
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- Colorado makes $3.5M in pot revenue in January. Colorado collected more than $3.5 million in taxes and fees from both recreational and medical marijuana in January, according to figures released today by the state's Department of Revenue.
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- o The Denver Police Department found summons where marijuana or marijuana‐in‐ combination was recorded increased from 33 to 73 between 2013 and 2015. Citations for marijuana or marijuana‐in‐combination account for about 3% of all DUIs in Denver. Toxicology results from Chematox Laboratory showed an increase in positive cannabinoid screens for drivers, from 57% in 2012 to 65% in 2014.
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Legal marijuana drawing homeless to Colorado So he moved to Denver, where legal pot dispensaries are plentiful and accessible. Easterling is among a growing number of homeless people who have recently come to Colorado seeking its legal marijuana, and who now remain in the state and occupy beds in shelters, according to service providers.
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Colorado medical marijuana community concerned with bill that sets much lower plant limit Colorado committee votes to greatly reduce number of marijuana plants allowed in home grows. Colorado currently allows medical marijuana patients to grow up to 99 plants, far beyond other marijuana states. Published: Mar 7, 2017, 7:28 am • Updated: Mar 7, 2017, 2:30 pm. By Kristen Wyatt, The Associated Press. Colorado is moving toward limiting growing marijuana at home under a bill that sets a max of 12 plants per residential property.
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Colorado's recreational marijuana stores make history Retail pot shops open in Colorado – Customers wait in a long line for their turn to buy recreational marijuana outside the LoDo Wellness Center on Wednesday, January 1, in Denver. Colorado is the first state in the nation to allow retail pot shops.
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Marijuana Could Have a Surprising Economic Impact, New Report Shows In Colorado, marijuana sales totaled $996 million in 2015, up 42% from the $699 million in legal marijuana sales registered in 2014. Of this $996 million, $587.8 million came from the sale of recreational marijuana. Two years prior, recreational marijuana sales would have been $0.
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The State Laws of Colorado Colorado Marijuana Laws. Within the state of Colorado, the possession of Marijuana - or Cannabis products – as well as the acts of growing or distributing marijuana without the expressed permission of the Colorado State Government is a punishable, criminal offense. The following penalties are associated with Marijuana within the state of Colorado:
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Marijuana's health effects: Memory problems, addiction Roffman says there are positive effects of marijuana use: It can help people relax and interact with others. It also can enhance some sensory experiences, such as listening to music. And consumption for medical purposes can reduce symptoms of disease and treatments of disease, he says.
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What Colorado has learned from legalizing marijuana so far Since becoming the first state to legalize recreational marijuana, in 2014, ER visits related to pot use have increased by nearly 30 percent in Colorado, the study found. From 2014 to mid-2015, 956 out of every 100,000 ER visits (roughly one out of every 1,000) were related to marijuana use, compared to 739 per 100,000 from 2010 through 2013.
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Rules For Legal Recreational Marijuana Sales Announced In Colorado Recreational pot sales don't begin in Colorado until January 1, 2014. Back in May, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed several historic measures to implement marijuana legalization in the state, establishing Colorado as the world's first legal, regulated and taxed marijuana market for adults.
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Emergency Room Visits Double for Marijuana-Using Colorado Visitors Tourists who come to Colorado and take advantage of the state's liberal marijuana laws often end up in emergency rooms, doctors said Wednesday. Emergency department visits involving marijuana-using visitors doubled from 2013 to 2014, the first year cannabis use was legalized in Colorado, a team of Denver-area doctors said.
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- Despite legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, Colorado continues to struggle with a black market, the Associated Press report s. “[Legalization] has done nothing more than enhance the opportunity for the black market, Lt. Mark Comte of the Colorado Springs Police Vice and Narcotics Unit, told the AP.
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Colorado, Washington Become First States to Legalize Recreational Marijuana In a groundbreaking move, Colorado and Washington voters have passed referendums legalizing marijuana for recreational use. The drug is still banned under federal law. Colorado's Proposition 64 to the state's constitution makes it legal for anyone over the age of 21 to possess marijuana and for businesses to sell it.
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- Legal marijuana drawing homeless to Colorado. Ann Bell of Denver talks with business owners at CannaSearch, Colorado's first cannabis job fair, on March 13, 2014 in Denver, Colorado.
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7 Ways Marijuana Legalization Has Already Benefited Colorado In Only 8 Months January 1st 2014 saw the opening of the very first cannabis shop in Colorado as the cultivation, manufacture and sale of the controversial plant became fully legalized. Since then, the state has seen a lot of promising results.
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Colorado Marijuana Information Residents of Colorado can purchase an ounce of marijuana but visitors and tourists are limited to 7 grams (1/4 ounce) per transaction. The legal marijuana possession limit at one time for both residents and visitors is 1 ounce.
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Colorado Marijuana Laws Home Colorado Marijuana Laws. Colorado marijuana laws have recently come under fire for historic changes. The state’s legislature has finally approved bills that make it the first state of the union to regulate the recreational use and sale of marijuana.
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Colorado Medical Marijuana Program Requirements For a Medical Marijuana Card in Colorado: To apply for a Colorado Medical Marijuana Card, you must meet the following criteria: 1  You must be a resident of Colorado.  You must obtain a copy of your medical records, which indicate that you have been diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition.
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- The legal marijuana market in Colorado has created a bonanza for “green entrepreneurs” and tax collectors in the state. At the same time, it has put pressure on budgets in neighboring states. Post TV takes you to rural Colorado to experience how legal marijuana is affecting communities.
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Colorado sued by neighboring states over legal pot In June, USA TODAY highlighted the flow of marijuana from Colorado into small towns across Nebraska: felony drug arrests in Chappell, Neb., just 7 miles north of the Colorado border have skyrocketed 400% in three years.
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Coloradoâs legal weed market: $700 million in sales last year, $1 billion by 2016 You’re all set! Legal marijuana was a $700 million dollar industry in Colorado last year, according to a Washington Post analysis of recently-released tax data from the state's Department of Revenue. In 2014, Colorado retailers sold $386 million of medical marijuana and $313 million for purely recreational purposes.
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Bermuda's Economy We’re almost halfway through 2016, and marijuana tax collections in Colorado and Washington have exceeded initial estimates. For instance, Colorado's cannabis industry brought in more than $270 million in the first quarter of 2016 alone. New analysis from the Tax Foundation found nationwide legalization of marijuana could generate up to $28 billion in tax revenues for federal, state, and local governments. That includes $7 billion in federal revenue, $5.5 billion from business taxes, and $1.5 billion from income and payroll taxes, the report outlined. Colorado's recreational marijuana industry has longtime been the poster child for pot profit.