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Pot intercepts dropped 12 percent as Colorado and Washington opened stores.
The amount of marijuana detected in the national mail system surprisingly declined in 2014 as the world's first licensed recreational marijuana stores opened in two Western states, appearing to dash at least some predictions of chaos as other jurisdictions move to legalize the drug.
Data provided to U.S. News by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service show the number of marijuana parcels seized by inspectors fell more than 12 percent in fiscal 2014, with a coinciding decrease in the collective weight of contraband cannabis.
The fiscal year began on Oct. 1, 2013, three months before pot stores opened in Colorado, and ended on Sept. 30, 2014, three months after stores opened in Washington state.
| Fiscal Year 2012 | Fiscal Year 2013 | Fiscal Year 2014 | |
| Marijuana parcel intercepts | 7,600 | 9,100 (+19.7 percent) | 7,990 (-12.2 percent) |
| Pounds |
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