I am very familiar with the pot industry in Colorado particularly at the top end
More so than anyone on this forum I’d wager
And I have not observed any of your allegations except one
I agree legal weed has increased Denvers transient population since it’s basically the nations pot tourism Mecca
Denver has also had an influx of less well off than usual hipsters
The low rent ones basically
But on the other hand it’s a demographic issue
I’ve sat in pot shops in Aspen all day and the customer base was rich Aspen
Whereas go to Edgewater in Denver which is open quite late more than others and it’s a scrubbier crowd
Compare a liquor store in Belle Meade where I used to live with so Bordeaux which is black and sketchier
I’m ambivalent on full rec weed
I think the medical card approach is preferable
For the record
But these states aren’t gonna quit on that revenue now
There were quite a few articles about the increase of ER visits for children who have ingested pot since the substance was made legal. The woman from Colorado that made these observations agreed that the government was never going to make pot illegal again because they were too fond of the new found tax revenue.