Pubdate: Wed, 10 Feb 2016
Source: Denver Post (CO)
Copyright: 2016 The Denver Post Corp
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122
Author: Ricardo Baca, The Cannabist

POT SALES JUST LESS THAN $ 1B IN STATE IN 2015

Licensed and regulated marijuana stores in Colorado sold $ 
996,184,788 of recreational and medical cannabis in 2015, according 
to the state Department of Revenue.

"I think it's ethical to round that up to a billion," cannabis 
industry attorney Christian Sederberg said Tuesday upon first hearing 
the 2015 totals.

Colorado recreational marijuana sales first started on Jan. 1, 2014.

Colorado also collected more than $ 135 million in marijuana taxes 
and fees in 2015- more than $ 35 million of which is earmarked for 
school construction projects.

Colorado released marijuana tax data for December 2015 on Tuesday, 
showing a major uptick in month-over-month sales.
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