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There are people who, you know, eyewitness coming through sort of on a cannabis journey. And some of that led to problems, you know, where law enforcement were having to show up to large encampments for all kinds of issues that they don't know anymore. You know, did this stem from marijuana? Is it fentanyl now? Is it meth? What's going on? It just kind of became...

this messy soup that nobody can really, really sift through anymore.

this messy soup that nobody can really, really sift through anymore.

this messy soup that nobody can really, really sift through anymore.

There's definitely a couple of longstanding organizations there. But to give you a sense, the executive director that I spoke to at one of the only organizations that really can provide like shelter for families, she said that she grew just so overworked and burned out from the situation that she left. She left not only the organization, but she left Pueblo altogether.

There's definitely a couple of longstanding organizations there. But to give you a sense, the executive director that I spoke to at one of the only organizations that really can provide like shelter for families, she said that she grew just so overworked and burned out from the situation that she left. She left not only the organization, but she left Pueblo altogether.

There's definitely a couple of longstanding organizations there. But to give you a sense, the executive director that I spoke to at one of the only organizations that really can provide like shelter for families, she said that she grew just so overworked and burned out from the situation that she left. She left not only the organization, but she left Pueblo altogether.

It's still open. It has a couple other owners. I know there was some talk of selling. They have, you know, significantly fewer customers than, you know, they did in the past. But they sort of feel like the longer they hang on, the fewer competitors they have. And one of the things they have going for them is that they were among the first.

It's still open. It has a couple other owners. I know there was some talk of selling. They have, you know, significantly fewer customers than, you know, they did in the past. But they sort of feel like the longer they hang on, the fewer competitors they have. And one of the things they have going for them is that they were among the first.

It's still open. It has a couple other owners. I know there was some talk of selling. They have, you know, significantly fewer customers than, you know, they did in the past. But they sort of feel like the longer they hang on, the fewer competitors they have. And one of the things they have going for them is that they were among the first.

And so they snatched some customers who know about them, stop by, you know, regularly.

And so they snatched some customers who know about them, stop by, you know, regularly.

And so they snatched some customers who know about them, stop by, you know, regularly.

Well, I talked to the local economic development corporation. You know, these are the guys whose job it is to sort of sell Pueblo to businesses and help create a better economic picture.

Well, I talked to the local economic development corporation. You know, these are the guys whose job it is to sort of sell Pueblo to businesses and help create a better economic picture.

Well, I talked to the local economic development corporation. You know, these are the guys whose job it is to sort of sell Pueblo to businesses and help create a better economic picture.

And what they told me essentially is that they're kind of leaving marijuana behind, that they're focusing on their legacy kinds of industries, growing those, supporting those, and that they just don't see recreational marijuana as a part of the economic picture for Pueblo.

And what they told me essentially is that they're kind of leaving marijuana behind, that they're focusing on their legacy kinds of industries, growing those, supporting those, and that they just don't see recreational marijuana as a part of the economic picture for Pueblo.

And what they told me essentially is that they're kind of leaving marijuana behind, that they're focusing on their legacy kinds of industries, growing those, supporting those, and that they just don't see recreational marijuana as a part of the economic picture for Pueblo.

I think there's a lot of lessons to be learned from a place like Pueblo that was first when it came to legalizing marijuana. You know, we have communities that are just starting now with this experiment. And so if we want that to go well, we really need to look to the communities that have been there and say, what could we do differently?