Will Pueblo please pot producers? (Denver, Colorado Springs: high school, college, airport)

[Dport7674]

Everytime another state passes a recreational use law there will be less demand from states like Colorado, as those new states can now grow their own.
Less demand means either lower prices or fewer growers. And it means there's that much less 'weed tourism'.
Either way there's some growing pains coming for states that went recreational early.

[Josseppie]

Originally Posted by Dport7674

Everytime another state passes a recreational use law there will be less demand from states like Colorado, as those new states can now grow their own.
Less demand means either lower prices or fewer growers. And it means there's that much less 'weed tourism'.
Either way there's some growing pains coming for states that went recreational early.

Maybe not. Every state has wine but we still have a Napa Valley. So if Pueblo can sucrssfully set itself up as the Napa Valley for MJ then we will still see growth and why i have heard could reach 250,000 to 500,000 people by 2030.

[Josseppie]

As a side note from talking to people who have moved to Pueblo to work in the MJ/ Hemp industries most are urbanists and want to live in downtown Pueblo and make it a more urban enviorment. If this trend continues it will be interesting to see how the urban center grows and what it looks like in the next 4-14 years.

Pueblo might have hit the jackpot. Not only could it see significant growth but it could be dense growth not the surburban sprawl mess you have on the front range from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins.

[Dport7674]

Originally Posted by Josseppie

Maybe not. Every state has wine but we still have a Napa Valley. So if Pueblo can sucrssfully set itself up as the Napa Valley for MJ then we will still see growth and why i have heard could reach 250,000 to 500,000 people by 2030.

Good point

[Josseppie]

This is another example of why i like Pueblo being the MJ valley. It will be interesting to see how this side develops here in the next 5-10 years.


This is from Forbes:

All-in-all, legalizing marijuana has been a huge success in Colorado. Many states sat on the sidelines to see what impact it would have in Colorado, but now that they see how well it’s going lawmakers are introducing legislation to capitalize on the benefits in their own states.

Along with the various production and retail businesses that spring up when marijuana is legalized, there are also a variety of tech opportunities. As marijuana becomes a bigger industry across the entire country, it could drive a boom in marijuana-related tech.

The link: Forbes Welcome

[Dan07]

Will pot projects go up in smoke? | The Pueblo Chieftain

[Josseppie]

Originally Posted by Dan07

Will pot projects go up in smoke? | The Pueblo Chieftain

While i do not agree with the ruling it does not impsct excise taxes and the impact leagal MJ has had and will have on Pueblo. It will be intetesting to see how this aspect plays out.

[BornintheSprings]

Originally Posted by Josseppie

As a side note from talking to people who have moved to Pueblo to work in the MJ/ Hemp industries most are urbanists and want to live in downtown Pueblo and make it a more urban enviorment. If this trend continues it will be interesting to see how the urban center grows and what it looks like in the next 4-14 years.

Pueblo might have hit the jackpot. Not only could it see significant growth but it could be dense growth not the surburban sprawl mess you have on the front range from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins.

Colorado Springs will have a better and more dense downtown core than Pueblo by 2020. CO springs is on the march lets hope Pueblo does not get left behind.

[Josseppie]

Originally Posted by BornintheSprings

Colorado Springs will have a better and more dense downtown core than Pueblo by 2020. CO springs is on the march lets hope Pueblo does not get left behind.

Pueblo has a lot of proposed peojects in downtown and many will start in 2017. Much more then in Colorado Springs.

I have been posting them in this thread:

//www.city-data.com/forum/color...o-tour-35.html

[Dan07]

A review of the on line Pueblo Planning and Zoning Commission shows none of these projects are even in the pipeline for approval. A review of the on line Pueblo Regional Building Department shows no building permits have been issued for any of these projects.


I suspect that Pueblo will end up losing the Regional Tourism Act funds. The requirement for funding is that substantial work on the project must have started within five years of approval. That date is May of 2017.