Can Marijuana Lift Colorado Out of the Recession?
- Colorado raked in $5 million in tax revenue in 2011 from medical marijuana businesses, and its cities collected hundreds of thousands more from the budding industry.
- If voters pass Amendment 64, which would legalize marijuana and regulate it like alcohol, the state will save $12 million in criminal and court costs in the first year (note: article is from October 2012. Amendment 64 did pass)
