By Joel Cruz | Staff Writer | Spending more on weed than snacks (Feb.2) Americans have spent more money on legal marijuana than on Cheetos and Doritos combined in 2015. A total of $5.4 billion was spent on legal marijuana, which does not account for sales of illegal marijuana, while $4.9 billion was spent on Doritos, Cheetos, and Funyuns combined. The total includes over $1 billion in legal marijuana sales in California, $1 billion in Colorado, and half a billion dollars in sales in Washington State, according to The Denver Post. Despite the numbers, investors are still weary of the federal restrictions in which marijuana is still 100 percent illegal. Marijuana business stocks were … [Read more...] about CC Briefs
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