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>> appreciate it. still "outfront" tonight, one of tennis biggest stars out at wimbledon. what sent serena williams home in tears? and colorados pot rush. hundreds of people set to open edible marijuana shops. are there some hidden dangers that were ignoring? [ male announcer ] some come here to build something smarter. ♪ some come here to build something stronger. others come to build something faster... something safer... something greener. something the whole world can share. people com...

Colorado and washington state and permitting the state for more than medical reaps, in other words for recreational, casual use if you will. heres one reason -- money. it will be a billion dollars industry. that means a little more than $130 million in tax revenue for the state. a documentary marijuana in america, colorados pot rush premieres tonight. >> reporter: everywhere we went, we found businesses cashing in on colorados green rush. security firms protecting profits. >> i think this would ...

Its called marijuana in america. colorados pot rush. good luck with that program. im sure well learn a lot from it. well be back after this.

$1 million worth of marijuana last month. that generated about $56,000 in local sales taxes, exceeding expectations, most of the states 160 rec stores are located in the denver area and officials expect the state to take in a total of $134 million in taxes this year. joining me now, nbc news correspondent harry smith shaking his head, who was deep in colorado to investigate the pot rush. we had the gold rush a long time ago. >> silver rush, lead rush. >> who saw this one coming? >> nobody, excep...

Plays out, so -- >> hes a lawmaker, so hes got to do the company line. what about everybody? >> im saying there are plenty of people who agree with that and a lot of people -- i used to work there and i lived there for a long time, old friends of mine are a little weary about all this, but anecdotetally, you know where they go at 6:00? go to the pot shop. just saying. >> thank you. >> thats real life. >> hes saying, just reporting. you can see more of harrys report, "american in america: colorad...