is underway. yesterday colorado officially became the first state allowing legal recreational sales of marijuana. for the 24 pot shops across the state, that meant huge lines and even bigger sales. all told the industry estimates it raked in over $1 million in just 24 hours. and as you heard in that clip, some in the industry are predicting windfalls in the billions of dollars when all is said in done in 2014. it s a remarkable turnaround from the days of reefer madness while over the top reflected a broader american attitude demonizing pot use. that attitude has all but been snuffed out. look at this. in 1969 only 12% of americans supported legalizing marijuana according to gallop. by 2000, 31%. today, support stands at a record level of 58%. it s remarkable when you decide consider the political makeup of the country.
marijuana industries will create $2.34 billion of economic activity. welcome back to hardball. the great mile high experiment is underway. yesterday colorado officially became the first state allowing legal recreational sales of marijuana. for the 24 pot shops across the state, that meant huge lines and even bigger sales. all told the industry estimates it raked in over $1 million in just 24 hours. and as you heard in that clip, some in the industry are predictipredict ing windfalls in the billions of dollars. it s a remarkable turnaround from the days of reefer madness while over the top reflected a broader american attitude demonizing pot use. that attitude has all but been snuffed out. in 1969 only 12% of americans proposed legalizing marijuana. but 2000, 31%.
yesterday colorado officially became the first state allowing legal recreational sales of marijuana. for the 24 pot shops across the state, that meant huge lines and even bigger sales. all told the industry estimates it raked in over $1 million in just 24 hours. and as you heard in that clip, some in the industry are predicting windfalls in the billions of dollars when all is said in done in 2014. it s a remarkable turnaround from the days of reefer madness while over the top reflected a broader american attitude demonizing pot use. that attitude has all but been snuffed out. look at this. in 1969 only 12% of americans supported legalizing marijuana according to gallop. but 2000, 31%. today, support stands at a record level of 58%. it s remarkable when you decide consider the political makeup of the country. and even the slow moving senate