Legalized marijuana turns Colorado resort town into homeless magnet

[ShootSpeeders]

Cities need to make it a crime to give money to or feed panhandlers. I realize there is no way to enforce such a law but it will make it psychologically easier for people to ignore the panhandlers

Legalized marijuana turns Colorado resort town into homeless magnet

may 17 2017 From his sidewalk vantage point in front of an outdoor equipment store in downtown Durango, Colo., Matthew Marinseck has seen a transformation in this mountain resort town.

The picturesque town near the New Mexico border, once a vibrant, upscale community dotted with luxury hotels, is being overrun by panhandlers – thanks, in part, to the legalization of marijuana.

The town suddenly became a haven for recreational pot users, drawing in transients, panhandlers and a large number of homeless drug addicts, according to officials and business owners. Many are coming from New Mexico, Arizona and even New York.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

So ... run them off. Persona non grata and all that. What's the problem?