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Originally Posted by Denverite
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I read all of the links.. There's nothing there. Nada. Lots of the usual trite media coverage of Colorado marijuana but absolutely nothing to support your suggestion that legalized marijuana is driving the increase in housing prices in Denver.
Your own link to the Denver Post suggests that marijuana has led to sharp increase in homeless persons. I'm sure that's really a big plus to persons thinking about moving to the most expensive city in the U.S. outside of the coasts and willing to spend $2,000 month for an apartment. Homeless pot smokers. Yay!
I think legalized marijuana has nothing to do with the sharp rise in housing costs. If anything, I suspect it's a drag on prices and the price increase would have been greater if marijuana had never been legalized. This "marijuana leads to housing price surge" is the fantasy of marijuana bloggers and lazy mainstream journalists looking for an easy click.