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Colorado's Openly Anti-Cannabis Governor Admits Legalization’s Been Good for the Economy

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 05/11/2015 - 18:42

When the new Governor of Colorado, John Hickenlooper, was first elected to office, there was some cause for concern. The concern stemmed from Hickenlooper being openly anti-cannabis in his policy. While it was pretty clear that Colorado was experiencing success with the legalization movement at the time Hickenlooper took office, it was too late to backtrack, and it was anybody’s guess how this new arrangement would play out.

Luckily for Colorado, Hickenlooper has recently come out with some comments that show he is softening his stance on the cannabis industry. While he didn’t make an outspoken pledge to support medical and recreational cannabis in every way, he definitely seems to be much more convinced of the perks of the legal cannabis industry than he was when he entered office.

According to an article for Fox Business News, he stated, “It’s all those young people coming and they look at marijuana and...

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