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(Pot)Heads in Beds: The Effect of Marijuana Legalization on Hotel Occupancy in Colorado and Washington

2020; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês

1556-5068

Brian Meehan, Corey Rusko, E. Frank Stephenson,

Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

This paper uses monthly hotel occupancy data to examine the effect of marijuana legalization on tourism in Colorado and Washington. The results indicate a large increase in hotel rooms rented in Colorado, with a considerably smaller effect for Washington. The effects are larger in both states once commercial sale is permitted above and beyond legalizing possession and individual cultivation.