Looks like another nevatiive impact due to the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Some People woukd rather smoke pot than live somewhere in a home.
Another arrow pointing that pot is addictive, can cause depression, and mess up your life.
It is negatively effecting the business' and tourism.
*Now notice I am not name calling anyone who smokes dope or thinks that it should be legal.
I disagree with the legalization of recreational marijuana for several reasons.
What is happening in Colorado is mapping it out.
Colorado tries to fight homeless problem that may have been triggered by pot law
The City of Denver is grappling with a growing homeless problem, and some people blame marijuana legalization for attracting a growing number of drug users now living on the street.
Colorado's homeless population jumped 13 percent from 2015 to 2016, despite that nationally, homelessness declined by 3 percent during the same time period,
While some blame pot laws, others place the blame on the state's housing dearth.
The state's booming economy has brought in people from all over the country. So many, that home and apartment construction has not kept pace, meaning even some people with jobs find themselves living on the streets of cities like Denver.
, "we have a number of service workers, folks working at construction sites, working at our ballparks, and our service industry, who cannot afford the rent.
Following complaints from downtown businesses, Denver instituted an urban camping ban to keep people from spending the night on city sidewalks, in parks and other public spaces.
Though there are no hard statistics to back it up, some people – including Charlie Berry, who grew up in Denver – say some of the homeless have come to Colorado for legalized marijuana.
"Basically, all they want to do is just come here and smoke pot,” Berry said. “When you legalize marijuana you open the door to a whole new level of hell."
Since Denver began cracking down, homeowners and businesses on the periphery of downtown say the problem has just moved outward to where they are located.
"I've definitely seen a real high increase of homeless throughout this certain area right here," says Kyle Hollingsworth, manager of the Chalet Bed and Breakfast, east of the state capitol building.
"It definitely does affect the business. There'll be people hanging out here, they might be doing drugs, they might be drinking, they might be being loud and obnoxious. It definitely scares a lot of the people away."
Hollingsworth and other business owners and homeowners say there are serious health and safety issues created by the trash, drug paraphernalia and human waste left on their lawns by people camping out overnight. One homeowner, who did not want her name used, told Fox News she woke up one morning to see a homeless man peeing right in front of her window.
Solutions are not simple.
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