The cannabis craze has caught fire across the country, with ten states already passing recreational marijuana laws. Now, with legalization on the horizon for the tri-state, Colorado may offer a good example of what life can be like with legal weed.

Marijuana has sparked profitable opportunities for large-scale growers, producers and retail distributors in the Rocky Mountain state. Colorado’s Department of Revenue reported more than $266 million in revenue since recreational marijuana became available for consumption in 2014.

NBC New York went there for a five-part series, “Pot’s Real Price,” examining both the opportunities and the risks in legalization. See Sarah Wallace’s first report here

Read more: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/Pot-Real-Price-Colorado-Example-for-New-York-504978672.html

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