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>>> WELCOME BACK. FIRST AT 4:30 PM . I AM MARK
CURTIS COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM
DENVER, COLORADO.
DENVER, COLORADO. THE EPICENTER FOR THE LEGALIZED
MARIJUANA CENTER.
MARIJUANA CENTER. WHILE WE ARE HERE, WE HAVE TO
CHECK OUT THE BEST SPOTS THAT
THE TOURISTS KEEP COMING BACK
TO IN THE MILE HIGH CITY.
UNION STATION IS PACKED , LIVE
MUSIC, LOTS OF TOURISTS AND
NATIVE.
NATIVE.
NATIVE. >> THE MOUNTAINS IS THE FIRST
PLACE I RECOMMEND.
>> AT 14,000 FEET THEY ARE SIX
TIMES THE SIZE OF SWITZERLAND.
>> EVERYONE IS FRIENDLY HERE.
IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO SHOP AND
EAT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
>> PEOPLE GATHER ON THE 16th
STREET MALL.
STREET MALL. THE 16 BLOCK PEDESTRIAN MALL
THAT'S FILLED WITH RESTAURANTS,
SHOPPING , AND ART.
IT IS A DENVER'S NUMBER ONE
TOURIST ATTRACTION.
TOURIST ATTRACTION. WHICH IS WHERE WE FOUND VINCENT
VICTORY AND HIS PEDICAB.
WHAT DO PEOPLE COME HERE TO SEE
?
?
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? >> RED
? >> RED ROCK, LET PEOPLE LIKE TO
COME OVER AND SEE THAT.
LEGAL POT , JUST TO WALK INTO A
DISPENSARY , TO BE ABLE TO GO
IN AND PURCHASE MARIJUANA
PRODUCTS.
PRODUCTS.
PRODUCTS. >> IS THERE A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT COME FOR THE GREEN
TOURISM?
TOURISM?
TOURISM? >> IT'S UNDENIABLE.
SINCE COLORADO LEGALIZED
RECREATIONAL CANNABIS, DENVER
AND THE SURROUNDING AREA HAS
CASHED IN ON THE GREEN GOLD
RUSH THE BECAME AMERICA'S
ANSWER TO AMSTERDAM.
NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE SMOKED.
THERE'S SO MUCH NATURAL BEAUTY.
AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE
ULTIMATE CONCERT EXPERIENCE.
THE RED ROCK AMPHITHEATER IS A
MUST.
MUST.
MUST. WITH THE SANDSTONE WALLS THE
ACOUSTICS ARE ALMOST PERFECT.
AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A
VIBRANT ART SCENE.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT NEW YORK
CITY AND WASHINGTON, D.C. DON'T
OVERLOOK THE MILE HIGH CITY
WITH THEIR SOARING SCULPTURES.
>> IT'S THE FIRST THING THAT
YOU NOTICE WHEN YOU DRIVE PAST
IT IS THIS HUGE BEAR.
>> THE ARTIST SAW A PICTURE OF
A BLACK BEAR AND INSPIRATION
HIT.
HIT.
HIT. THE
HIT. THE PRINTOUT OF THE ORIGINAL
DESIGN WHICH REFLECT THE
NATURAL COLORS OF COLORADO CAME
BACK BLUE AND THE REST IS
HISTORY.
HISTORY.
HISTORY. >> IT'S REALLY INTERESTING.
THIS IS A VERY POLARIZING ISSUE
HERE IN COLORADO.
FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE LEGALIZED
MARIJUANA SAY THAT IT HAS
BROUGHT A LOT OF MONEY TO
COLORADO.
COLORADO.
COLORADO. MORE THAN $1 BILLION. THOSE
THAT ARE AGAINST IT SAY ONCE
UPON A TIME WE WERE A SKI
DESTINATION.
DESTINATION. WE DON'T WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR
PEOPLE COMING HERE TO SMOKE POT.
IT'S VERY INTERESTING TO LOOK
AT AND THINK ABOUT WHAT ARIZONA
COULD LOOK LIKE.
ONCE UPON A TIME WE WERE A
DESTINATION FOR THE GRAND
CANYON.
CANYON.
CANYON. SOON WE COULD BE A DESTINATION
FOR LEGALIZED MARIJUANA?
WE ARE NOT HERE JUST TO SEE ALL
THE SIGHTS.
THE SIGHTS. WE ARE HERE TO LEARN HOW LEGAL
MARIJUANA HAS CHANGED THINGS
AND TO ALLOW ALL OF YOU BACK
HOME TO GET A LITTLE MORE
INFORMED BEFORE LEGALIZED
MARIJUANA GETS ON THE BALLOT IN
2020.
2020.
2020. >>
2020. >> DO ARIZONA RESIDENTS WANT TO
BE KNOWN AS THE POT STATED?
MARK WHAT'S THE MOST SURPRISING
THING YOU LEARNED ABOUT DENVER
SO FAR?
SO FAR?
SO FAR? >> THE THING THAT I WOULD SAY
THAT THERE IS AN ASSUMPTION
THAT A DUI ARREST FOR DRIVING
UNDER THE INFLUENCE FROM POT
HAS A SPIKE SINCE LEGALIZATION.
WE WENT AND TALKED TO THE STATE
PATROL IN SPOKE TO THE
EMERGENCY ROOMS.
EMERGENCY ROOMS. THE JURY IS OUT ON THAT.
WHEN WE TALKED TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
THEY SAID THAT THEY ARREST A
LOT OF PEOPLE FOR BEING UNDER
THE INFLUENCE.
THE INFLUENCE. BUT IT'S NOT JUST MARIJUANA
IT'S ALCOHOL.
IT'S ALCOHOL. VERY FEW PEOPLE GO OUT AND
SMOKE POT AND DRIVE THAT
HAVEN'T HAD A FEW DRINKS.
FIVE YEARS LATER IT'S MUCH
EASIER TO GET A DUI CONVICTION
FOR ALCOHOL THAN IT IS FOR
MARIJUANA.
MARIJUANA. >> SUCH A POLARIZING ISSUE.
WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK
MARK.
MARK.
MARK. >>
MARK. >> MIKE I JUST WANTED TO SAY
THAT I WILL BE BACK ON 12 NEWS
AT 5 PM AND WE WILL TAKE A LOOK
AT THE HISTORY OF