A Major Problem With Colorado's Marijuana Economy Emerged After Weed Went Legal
Something's rotten in Denver, and it's not the pungent stench of burnt cannabis filling the air. As Colorado's legal weed party barrels full tilt into its third year, the laws governing the state's medical and recreational marijuana businesses still haven't reckoned with the ugly racial disparities at their core.
The way things are looking, they probably never will. Since Colorado Amendment 64 took effect in January 2014, legal cannabis has meant booming business for the Rocky Mountain State. By mid-June of that year, 292 people had filed notices saying they planned to apply for vendor licenses, according to the Denver Post, while the state government reported it was raking in$52.5 million in marijuana tax revenue including licensing and fees by the end of 2014.
It's one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States. But who's being kept out of this lucrative new market?
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