I live in eastern Washington and so far I can tell you that legalization has been a big nothingburger.
When they first opened a pot shop near my house I drove by and there was a long line out front. Everybody was 40 plus years old and looked totally normal. It could have been a tea party rally.
Now when I drive by the parking lot is largely empty. I guess the excitement wore off quickly.
“I guess the excitement wore off quickly.”
As it will when it is legalized in other places.
Soon the only excitement left will be among the same broken people who agitate against the freedom of others and insist people act as they wish.
I can confirm the same story in western Washington.
I live two blocks from a legal marijuana store, east of Seattle, in an affluent, overwhelmingly white and Asian neighborhood.
The first week or two, lots of news crews and middle aged adults outside the store - today, you barely notice it's there.
One down side, our ultra-Left county council decided we need more diversity in our quiet, crime free neighborhood, so they built a low income-Section 8-homeless apartment building one block away from the marijuana store.
Now, my Safeway store is full of Black gangbangers and obese women with the munchies.
On the bright side, at least some of them are just high on reefer and are not violently amped up on alcohol, crack, or meth.