How much of an impact do you feel the MJ legalization on the entire West Coast will have on inbound Colorado migration? (Denver: crimes, attorneys)

[N610DL]

Originally Posted by Timmyy

Medical MJ has been legal for a while in California. Casual use and purchase of it just become legal as of yesterday.

Marijuana goes legal in California on Jan. 1. What you need to know.

What do you mean by the the bolded statement above? I think I know what you mean and if so, I disagree with it. I will agree Denver is not New York or Los Angeles when it comes to big business but we definitely have a lot of professional opportunities here.

At least in my line of the tech industry, I've been told by my superiors that it's tough to find *good* candidates to recruit out here. Denver's tech scene just isn't as vast or as diverse or powerful as say NYC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, etc. And Denver, at least in my experience doesn't have as many people working around the clock like on the coasts.

Are there opportunities? Sure, and that's why the metro area has a low unemployment rate. But are the wages lower compared to more expensive cities on the coasts not accounting for Denver's insanely rising COL? I think that's the bigger question.

[Gaylord_Focker]

Originally Posted by N610DL

At least in my line of the tech industry, I've been told by my superiors that it's tough to find *good* candidates to recruit out here. Denver's tech scene just isn't as vast or as diverse or powerful as say NYC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, etc. And Denver, at least in my experience doesn't have as many people working around the clock like on the coasts.

Are there opportunities? Sure, and that's why the metro area has a low unemployment rate. But are the wages lower compared to more expensive cities on the coasts not accounting for Denver's insanely rising COL? I think that's the bigger question.

This could be good if you are a skilled guy looking at living here though. Cali is great, but housing seems to be literally double what it is here. I know a lot of national companies pay the same regardless of location.

[randomparent]

Originally Posted by 79Vespa303

With California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada now legalized for recreational use, do you think it will make Colorado a less attractive destination with our high cost of living, cold winters and no ocean access? Could we actually see a slowdown in Colorado growth over the next several years now that there are a lot of other legalized states to choose from?

Cold winters? Not really. As for MJ, I've never been convinced that Colorado in-migration is based on the drug's legality.

[mettler]

All I know if my mari-j stocks are doing well..

[Quietude]

Originally Posted by N610DL

At least in my line of the tech industry, I've been told by my superiors that it's tough to find *good* candidates to recruit out here. Denver's tech scene just isn't as vast or as diverse or powerful as say NYC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, etc. And Denver, at least in my experience doesn't have as many people working around the clock like on the coasts.

Are there opportunities? Sure, and that's why the metro area has a low unemployment rate. But are the wages lower compared to more expensive cities on the coasts not accounting for Denver's insanely rising COL? I think that's the bigger question.

I am not sure of the appeal of making top dollar in a field... in a place where housing and COL costs are stratospheric and things like commutes shorten your lifespan.

In my long tech-adjunct career, nothing could ever tempt me to move down to the Bay Area, despite fabulous compensation. I was better off in slightly dull old Sacramento - almost as many opportunities at 75% of the compensation and 50% of the COL.

I guess if you're 28 and can live in a shoebox because you're out on the town all the time anyway, it's worth it.

[randomparent]

Originally Posted by N610DL

At least in my line of the tech industry, I've been told by my superiors that it's tough to find *good* candidates to recruit out here. Denver's tech scene just isn't as vast or as diverse or powerful as say NYC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, etc. And Denver, at least in my experience doesn't have as many people working around the clock like on the coasts.

Are there opportunities? Sure, and that's why the metro area has a low unemployment rate. But are the wages lower compared to more expensive cities on the coasts not accounting for Denver's insanely rising COL? I think that's the bigger question.

The trick is to reside in Denver while working as a remote employee for a company headquartered in the Bay Area.

[rockyinyourradio]

Originally Posted by mettler

All I know if my mari-j stocks are doing well..

Not today they didn't. Looks like AG Jeff Sessions will attempt to lay the law down on MJ. This ought to be interesting to see where this goes.

[49erfan916]

I do want to visit Denver but I want to know why did it explode in popularity very recently?

[bluescreen73]

Originally Posted by 49erfan916

I do want to visit Denver but I want to know why did it explode in popularity very recently?

The whole Front Range has been growing for the better part of the last 30 years (long before pot was legalized). When I moved to Fort Collins in the early 90s the population was about 90,000. When I left in 1999 it was closer to 115,000.

Denver's been a significant VC player in tech since the early 2000s. Has marijuana been a factor? Sure, but anybody who honestly thinks marijuana is the main factor for the area's growth has their head firmly (and likely permanently) entrenched in their rear end.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/27/sili...aboolainternal

[Vision67]

Originally Posted by rockyinyourradio

Not today they didn't. Looks like AG Jeff Sessions will attempt to lay the law down on MJ. This ought to be interesting to see where this goes.

I think Sessions will get nowhere with his stance. There is way too much money to be made with legal pot.

He could take the exact same stance against Tennessee whisky. Of course it's not healthy. But prohibition was attempted and didn't work. It just caused more problems. Pot prohibition will follow that same path.

With regards to all of our vices, the only thing that works is self control. I can buy enough booze to drink myself to death but I choose not to do that.