But has the temptation of legal marijuana driven a rush of immigrants to canna-legal states? Ryan Carrigan of moving company aggregator moveBuddha found himself asked this very question, and decided to investigate. For the many American stoners who are stuck in states that haven't legalized marijuana yet, the prospect of moving to a state where weed is totally legal is surely a tempting one. Interestingly, Carrigan found that everyone who mentioned marijuana as a motivation for moving was either between 25-30, or over 65. The company also reported that the Mountain West, which includes canna-legal states Oregon and Colorado, had the highest percentage of people moving there specifically to retire.
For the many American stoners who are stuck in states that haven't legalized marijuana yet, the prospect of moving to a state where weed is totally legal is surely a tempting one. But has the temptation of legal marijuana driven a rush of immigrants to canna-legal states? Ryan Carrigan of moving company aggregator moveBuddha found himself asked this very question, and decided to investigate.
Carrigan took a look at his company's stats, and found that out of 1500 inbound moves to the eight states where marijuana is currently legal, around 5% of those people mentioned legal weed as a motivation for moving. The company, of course, does not ask about marijuana...
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