These homeless losers would be homeless losers wherever they were.
Moving to Colorado is only a side effect of legalized MJ.
They would be worthless no matter where they lived, it is not Colorado’s fault.
I love Colorado and Durango was so nice. Now not so much
There was a vintage rail line in Durango that was popular with steam locomotive buffs.
In 20 or 30 years we should be able to see if legal marijuana becomes a basic, virtually harmless part of a culture (like scotch) or if it has a steadily degrading effect on family structure, work ethic and life expectancy.
I see states like CO as a science experiment.
And, for what it’s worth, I think the federal union of the several states was constructed for exactly this sort of situation — what works? what doesn’t work? Watch and learn from your neighbor.
Deed the sidewalks to the adjoining businesses. As private property, the sidewalks will be like an enclosed mall. The businesses could remove the vagrants with no recourse from the ACLU.
Two years ago, we were in Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs. You could see the dopeheads congregating at the stores by late morning.
Good weather, easy to live with minimal “housing”,
Welfare brings income up to real “poverty line” (existential sustenance).
Cheap legal dope provides occupying entertainment.
Quite an acceptable life for many.
Only problem is such a life contributes nothing to its own continuance, leaching off the abundance of the productive.
No problem. With all that extra tax money, Gov. Chickenpooper can house the homeless in local hotels, feed them at local restaurants, and provide them with free medical marijuana under Medicaid.
My favorite SW Colorado town overran with bums. certainly not the mining town I first visited back in 1954!
I remember when Silverton had dirt streets and horse hitches in front of the stores.
And Pagosa Springs now has a Walmart!
Sorry but you asked for it with your drug vote
But this can’t be. I thought legalized marijuana would bring in jobs, lower crime, and create the world’s first Doritos festival?
I have heard that a recent study suggests that water is wet.
If you don’t want to work you go where the living and the dope is easy. Beach towns in warm climates are loaded with bums. Colorado towns have the sweet scent of hemp to lure them in. I do not wish to see legalization here in Florida. We have enough of these useless bodies already.
I’m guessing if they look closer, they’ll find out these are just “Deadheads” who were following the smell.
We here in California have seen an influx of homeless millennials since pot was legalized here too. A two mile stretch along the Santa Ana River in Anaheim by Angels Stadium has turned into a homeless camp the last two months. There are over 2,000 stoned out millennials there now in boxes and tents. The often harass and aggressively panhandle the bicyclist on the bike trail along river too.
I just got back from Vail yesterday. Went fishing in Edwards. Vail doesn't allow these dope dispensaries. Smart.
Only a fool or an addict would contend that marijuana is not addictive. And we seem to have many of both on FR.
This is a bunch of crap.
Durango has been a semi-hippie ski town since the 70’s.
Before that it was a drab, boring, burnt out mining town trapped in the 50’s.
Maybe this duck of a reporter has never been there before but it’s actually a lot better now then it was 30 years ago: nice restaurants, upscale housing that’s not cheap (unless you want to move to Cortez), and the ski area is actually reasonably well run now.