One Out of Five Young People Would Move to a State Because Pot Is Legal There

This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "marijuana movement."

There have been plentiful anecdotal reports about people pulling up stakes to head to where the grass is greener, and now there is polling data to back up the contention that marijuana legalization or liberalization is a pull factor in people's decisions about where they want to live—especially for young people.

recent Harris Poll found that 20% of Milennials (born between 1982 and 2002) would consider moving to state because pot is legal there. So would 10% of Gen Xers (born between 1965 and 1982), but only 7% of Baby Boomers and 1% of Seniors would move for pot. Overall, 11% of respondents said they would factor in the legal status of weed when pondering a move. 

Unsurprisingly, the status of weed is not a leading reason for people's decisions to move to another state. The most common reason was...

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