This graph shows the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the United States, by state, as of September 2015. Colorado had the most known dispensaries at the time with 515, however it should be noted that the number of dispensaries in California was unknown, but was estimated to be in the hundreds or thousands.
Number of open medical marijuana dispensaries in the U.S. as of September 2015, by state
* Dispensaries not included in law.
^Unknown, but in the hundreds or thousands; state licensing of dispensaries will begin by 2017.
** 16 permitted as of 7/2015.
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Marijuana Policy Project. (August 1, 2016). Number of open medical marijuana dispensaries in the U.S. as of September 2015, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/585350/open-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-us-state/
Marijuana Policy Project. "Number of open medical marijuana dispensaries in the U.S. as of September 2015, by state." Chart. August 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585350/open-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-us-state/
Marijuana Policy Project. (2016). Number of open medical marijuana dispensaries in the U.S. as of September 2015, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585350/open-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-us-state/
Marijuana Policy Project. "Number of Open Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in The U.S. as of September 2015, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585350/open-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-us-state/
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Number of open medical marijuana dispensaries in the U.S. as of September 2015, by state [Graph], Marijuana Policy Project, August 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/585350/open-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-us-state/