Family-oriented Pueblo is the state’s best-kept secret. Lake Pueblo, Pueblo Mountain Park and Devil’s Canyon are perfect places to hike. We lived in an old Craftsman home in the historic district, with a beautiful garden and wonderful neighbors. I felt like I was living in a dream.
And then legalized marijuana came, and everything changed. It has taken nearly a decade for Colorado’s elected leaders to understand the damage pot is doing to our children. I saw it years ago.
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Coming from California, I can say that legalization did nothing to increase the availability nor the potency of weed. That shit was powerful and everywhere already.
What it has done was to increase the illegal and destructive grows on public and private lands, causing some major headaches between chemical dumps, garbage and water theft among other things.
