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Marijuana sales trackers attribute the flatline to an extra day on the calendar in March, along with a dirty little secret among dispensaries: 4/20 might actually drag April s sales total down. Although April 20 attracts a lot of customers, most of those purchases are relatively large as shoppers take advantage of bulk deals on the marijuana industry s own version of Black Friday and St. Patrick s Day, leading to a drop in transactions for the rest of the month. Over $768 million worth of marijuana products were sold in Colorado from January through April of this year, according to the DOR, responsible for more than $143 million in tax revenue. That s 32 percent higher than the same span last year, and business isn t likely to slow down, as April to May traditionally marks a seasonal rise in marijuana sales. ....