Marijuana Tourism

Since the legalization of Medical Marijuana (" MMJ ") and, most recently, Recreational Marijuana (" RMJ ") in Colorado, many question if the State's regulatory policy and practices are effective. As a way to draw a parallel connection to its effectiveness, data was analyzed surrounding the State's economic impact with a nexus from the legalization of RMJ in November 2012. This article will highlight the correlation between Colorado, ranked as having the number one fastest growing economy according to the Business Insider's rating report, 1 and subsequently, the *Robert T. Hoban is one of the nation's leading cannabis industry legal practitioners, and the Managing Partner at Hoban & Feola, LLC, a Denver-based law firm specializing in cannabis (marijuana and hemp) business law with clients and offices in numerous states, as well as abroad. He is also a faculty member at the University of Denver in the Law and Society Program, and regularly instructs regarding cannabis and hemp related legal and policy topics. He also teaches government regulations, public policy, and research-based policy courses. In 2014, Mr. Hoban led a University-sanctioned research practicum concerning the efficacy of marijuana regulation; the first of its kind in the U.S. In August 2015, he taught an international travel course in Uruguay concerning that country's landmark cannabis regulatory framework. In September 2015, the University College of Professional and Continuing Studies at D.U. hired Mr. Hoban, in part, to develop and instruct medical marijuana and related regulatory courses in its Healthcare Leadership graduate program. He will instruct a multi student research practicum in the Spring of 2016 concerning the legal, policy, and regulatory framework surrounding the rebirth of industrial hemp. Because of this work, Mr. Hoban has worked with numerous state, local and international governments in developing both marijuana and industrial hemp regulations.