DENVER (AP) — Cannabis-themed license plates in Colorado are being auctioned off to the highest bidder in a fundraiser for the Colorado Disability Funding Committee.

The state is selling the rights to 14 plates with cannabis-themed phrases, including "BONG," "GANJA," "TEGRIDY" and "HASH," KUSA-TV reported.

A license plate with "ISIT420," a reference to slang for smoking pot, has so far garnered bids of more than $6,500, making it the highest in demand. Bids are being collected until 4:20 p.m. on April 20, a day considered the unofficial " pot holiday."

Democratic Gov. Jared Polis applauded the...