ALJAZEERA: The nation’s first recreational pot industry opened in Colorado on Wednesday, kicking off an experiment that will be watched closely around the world and one that activists hope will prove that legalization is a better alternative than the costly American-led drug war…
As the doors opened at some Denver shops, there were lines of over 300 people waiting, the Denver Post reported…
Once Colorado’s system is fully in place, state authorities project wholesale and retail sales of cannabis products will total $578 million in annual revenues, which will generate $67 million in sales tax receipts for the state… (more)
