Colorado Medical Marijuana: Backlog Of Applications Could Cost State Millions This Year

Face the State:

The drug business is just like any other--money is the motivating factor, pure and simple. And the state of Colorado is proving to be an excellent broker. So far this fiscal year, the state has pulled down nearly $3.4 million in medical marijuana registration fees and is on track to reap $11 million total by July. That's because every Coloradan who wants to obtain a medical marijuana permit has to shell out $90 per application, and that kind of money piles up quickly.

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Comments

[ameliasimpson1]

09:14 AM on 06/10/2010

Marijuana are using people from ancient time in different purpose but Marijuana is found to be the frequently used drug in the world nowadays. Marijuana has been used by people since far prehistoric times for medicine and all related purpose which has been beneficial for human being there are most necessary step to get legalize marijuana for medical purpose which has been use for Cancer and other dangerous disease ..Medical marijuana Card

[RevRayGreen]

11:16 PM on 04/26/2010

This is "How Weed Won the West"............and will win Iowa....'make it legal, make it green'......

[RockyMissouri]

10:04 PM on 04/26/2010

I hope the people who are suffering from their various disabilities and illnesses aren't having to wait too long for their medicine------I'm so sorry for them all.......

[fumes]

08:49 PM on 04/26/2010

go colorado!!!

lucky mountaineers..

[Nicon]

07:46 PM on 04/26/2010

So Medical Marijuana is providing millions to the state before taxes? Humm, interesting. This money is being used to create jobs that have nothing to do with the growth sale or use of Marijuana. so how is this a bad thing in Colorado?