Colorado was the first state in the union to legalize recreational use of marijuana in 2012.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/03/us/colorado-survey-suggests-legal-marijuana-attracting-homeless/index.html</ref> A survey conducted by the state of Colorado found that fully one third of the homeless increase after 2012 came from out of state, likely for the recreational use of marijuana.<ref>https://cdpsdocs.state.co.us/ors/docs/reports/2018_Jail_Homelessness_Study.pdf</ref> | Colorado was the first state in the union to legalize recreational use of marijuana in 2012.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/03/us/colorado-survey-suggests-legal-marijuana-attracting-homeless/index.html</ref> A survey conducted by the state of Colorado found that fully one third of the homeless increase after 2012 came from out of state, likely for the recreational use of marijuana.<ref>https://cdpsdocs.state.co.us/ors/docs/reports/2018_Jail_Homelessness_Study.pdf</ref> |