Weed startup exec: Colorado legalized marijuana better than Washington
Colorado and Washington were the first U.S. states to vote for recreational marijuana, but the Centennial State was the first out of the gate.
“Day 1, Colorado definitely was in a great spot because of your regulated medical market,” says Cy Scott, a founder of dispensary review and news site Leafly and founder of startup Headset. “You guys were able to flip a switch, essentially, and start the recreational sales, where Washington took a long time after I-502 passed. And I think it was a bit of a struggle in the beginning.”
Scott, who hails from Washington, joins The Cannabist Show to talk about the differences between the marijuana industries in Colorado and his home state.
“Washington’s catching up,” he says.
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