article_snippet.sent: In 2014, legal marijuana was a $700 million industry in Colorado and was billed as the fastest growing industry in the United States.  
article_snippet.sent: And, according to a a 2014 Gallup Poll, 51% of Americans favored legalizing marijuana, though that was down from the previous year's approval of 58%.
article_snippet.sent: It's a majority, but a slim majority -- and 23 states still prohibit marijuana outright.
article_snippet.sent: Here are the next states to legalize pot .
article_snippet.sent: Is weed legal in your state?
article_snippet.sent: While the sale and private consumption of cannabis is legal in Colorado, the federal government still considers the federal government a Schedule