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California State Sen. Scott Weiner, right, celebrates the opening of The Apothecarium for recreational marijuana sales in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018.

Voters in Maine approved recreational marijuana sales in November 2016.

Here's what you need to know about the start of legal recreational marijuana sales in California:

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On New Year's Day, the sale of marijuana for recreational became legal in California, the country's most populous state.

Companies are boosting marijuana inventory in anticipation of legal recreational sales in July, and have much more weed than can possibly be sold at this point.

Sales of some beer brands even dipped slightly in Colorado, Washington and Oregon after these states legalized recreational marijuana.

Leafly, a Yelp - like website for the legal cannabis industry, has a list of California cities in which legal recreational marijuana will soon be going on sale, though the site notes that not all dispensaries are likely to be fully licensed by Jan. 1.

But, entrepreneurs hoping to land their own licenses will also have to make sure that they have the approval of their local county or municipality, and the Los Angeles Times notes that most of the cities in California have still not approved recreational marijuana sales.

That number would almost certainly get a boost in the coming years, as legal markets grow in California and other states, such as Nevada (where legal recreational marijuana sales kicked off over the summer) and Massachusetts (where the adult - use market is expected to open in July 2018).

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Recent polls suggested roughly 60 % support for the ballot to legalize recreational cannabis in California, which legalized medical marijuana two decades ago and already sees an estimated $ 2.7 billion from legal medical pot sales.

California governments are projected to take in as much as $ 1 billion annually in taxes and fees with recreational marijuana sales starting this year.

The National Bureau of Economic Research study looked at Washington, where recreational marijuana sales started in July 2014.

Lift CEO Matei Olaru said he believes its accounts were targeted in connection with the U.S. tech giants» policies barring promotion of the sale of illegal, prescription or recreational drugs, even though medical marijuana is legal in Canada and recreational pot will soon follow suit.

But about $ 200 million in recreational marijuana has already been sold, with the state bringing in about $ 30 million in taxes and fees in the first six months of sales.

In November 2016, four states approved the sale of recreational marijuana.

Aside from technology, the company is also expected to benefit from a contract it landed with the Ontario government, which said earlier this week that it would use Shopify's e-commerce platform for cannabis sales online and in stores as part of its plan to be the province's sole distributor of legal recreational marijuana.

On November 8, another four states voted in favor of outright marijuana legalization: California, Nevada, Maine, and Massachusetts all voted in favor of legalized use, sale, and consumption of recreational marijuana.

In California on November 8, voters chose yes on Proposition 64 — a bill to legalize the recreational use, possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana.

In Nevada on November 8, voters chose yes on Question 2 — a bill to legalize the recreational use, possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana.

All marijuana legally for sale in Colorado will be deemed medical if the Trump Administration turns against recreational sales legal in eight states.

In Massachusetts on November 8, voters chose yes on Question 4 — a bill to legalize the recreational use, possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana.

Recreational, or «adult use,» marijuana sales also jumped from just under a billion in 2015 to $ 1.7 billion in 2016.

Across 23 states and Washington, D.C., recreational and medical sales have surpassed $ 5.4 billion in 2015, up from $ 4.6 billion the year before, according the fourth annual State of Legal Marijuana Markets report.

JP Noda stocks cannabis at The Apothecarium shortly before the store opened for its first day of recreational marijuana sales on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in San Francisco.

Customers line up to buy cannabis at The Apothecarium during the store's first day of recreational marijuana sales on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in San Francisco.

Dominic Rea reads a cannabis menu at The Apothecarium during the store's first day of recreational marijuana sales on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in San Francisco.

Shoppers at Medithrive browse cannabis variants on an electronic display during the store's first day of recreational marijuana sales on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in San Francisco.

Marijuana companies will be banned from a majority of cities and towns in Massachusetts when recreational sales begin this summer, a Globe review has found, the latest indication that there will be fewer pot stores in the early going than many consumers expected.

Customers line up outside The Apothecarium during the store's first day of recreational marijuana sales on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in San Francisco.

In January 2018, state and local authorities will begin issuing licenses for the sale of legal recreational marijuana.

The marijuana industry first peeked out from the darkness last year when recreational sale was legalized in the states of Colorado and Washington.

DENVER, Nov 5 (Reuters)- Supporters said on Tuesday that a Colorado measure to levy taxes on newly legalized sales of recreational marijuana and earmark the first $ 40 million in revenue for public schools had been approved by voters.

When voters in four U.S. states — Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Oregon — approved recreational marijuana sales, part of the appeal was the promise of a new revenue source to buoy cash - strapped cities and states.

What does spring out of Colorado's model is that of the numbers: in the first month of commercial sales, the state collected $ 2 million (# 1.21 million) in «recreational» sales alone, with the tally rising to $ 3.2 million (# 1.93 million) with existing medical marijuana dispensaries factored in.

An employee pulls marijuana out of a large canister for a customer at the LoDo Wellness Center in downtown Denver in January after Colorado legalized the commercial production, sale and recreational use of marijuana.

«The illegal sale of marijuana can not and will not be tolerated in New York State, but data consistently show that recreational users of marijuana pose little to no threat to public safety,» Cuomo wrote.

The issue is particularly complicated in Washington state, which legalized recreational marijuana use in 2012 after privatizing liquor sales the previous year.

NHTSA also released the results of a study conducted in conjunction with the State of Washington's Traffic Safety Commission of the effect of Washington's recent legalization of recreational use of marijuana on the prevalence of marijuana - positive drivers in Washington State, before and after retail sale of marijuana went into effect.

Drivers surveyed during the daytime in Washington were more likely to test positive after the state legalized recreational sales of marijuana than before.

Companies are boosting marijuana inventory in anticipation of legal recreational sales in July, and have much more weed than can possibly be sold at this point.

This year, the governor signed a bill In 2015 declaring marijuana sales legal to recreational users from dispensaries starting October 1st, 2015.

The federal government tabled two pieces of marijuana legislation in April; one to regulate recreational use, sales and cultivation, the second to address impaired driving.

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