$1,022,245,511
Sale of recreational and medical marijuana from January to August in Colorado, marking the earliest it has hit $1 billion.
Source:
The Denver Post
Sale of recreational and medical marijuana from January to August in Colorado, marking the earliest it has hit $1 billion.
Money that Mississippi lawmakers gave to Weight Watchers from 2011 to 2016 so teachers could sign up for weight-loss courses at subsidized rates. Most of it came from education funding, and less than $1 million was spent on that purpose.
Average amount of the 1998 tobacco settlement, worth $246 billion, that states spent on health care. Nearly as much -- 23 percent -- went to cover budget deficits. Settlements from opioid companies, sued for their role in the opioid crisis, are starting to roll in.
Money for California's high-speed rail project that the Trump administration is threatening to take back -- on top of the $929 million that it already canceled last week. The state already spent the $2.5 billion.
Money the New Mexico governor's office spent this week to bus a group of asylum seekers to Colorado because shelters in her state were at capacity.
States where medical marijuana is legal and patients are protected from employment discrimination either through legislation or rulings.