Recreational Marijuana: What Arizona Can Learn from Colorado
With Arizona voters deciding on whether to legalize recreational marijuana this election, 12 News turned to Colorado as an example of what passing Proposition 205 could mean for the state.
Colorado and Washington were the first states to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012. And Colorado was the first state to begin selling to the public – commercial sales started on January 2014.
In Colorado, and under Arizona’s proposed law, adults 21 years and older can purchase, possess and grow small quantities of marijuana.
Colorado’s Pot Czar Andrew Freedman says it’s too soon to tell if the long-term benefits of legalized marijuana will outweigh the drawbacks. But we can share what they have learned so far.
Marijuana and the economy
A recent study by the Marijuana Policy Group said that legal pot has had a $2.4 billion impact in Colorado. MPG is a Denver-based research firm that consults on...
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