We went inside the best marijuana shop in America — here's what it was like

On January 1, Californians rang in the new year with legal marijuana.

Melia Robinson | Business Insider | Jan. 4, 2018, 11:20 AM

Across the state, more than 100 marijuana dispensaries have gotten state licenses (temporary, for now) to sell marijuana for recreational use. The legal market's debut brings an end to prohibition in the most populous state, where medical marijuana has been legal since 1996.

Customers began lining up outside Caliva — Silicon Valley's top marijuana dispensary — at 7 p.m. on Sunday for sales the next day. Business has been booming. On January 1, Caliva generated about five times the revenue it pulls in on a typical day, with about 75% of customers buying product for non-medical use.

Since Caliva opened shop in July 2015, the dispensary has contributed approximately $6 million in tax revenue to San Jose, making it one of the single largest taxpayers in the city.

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