Colorado beer sales up in smoke
Legal marijuana is a major new cash crop for the off-grid community in Washington State and Colorado.
And a “marijuana hangover is starting to hit the beer industry,” the Financial Times reports.
The end of pot’s prohibition has rattled the beer industry for years, raising fears that consumers will be able to – legally – get their buzzes from new places. So if you live off-grid – start growing – Cannabis Grow Bible, The: Definitive Guide to Growing Marijuana for Recreational and Medical Use
New data on US beer sales, confirms these fears by offering evidence that pot appears to have eaten into Colorado beer sales in January.
Beer sales fell 4.9 per cent across the US last month, but 9.2 per cent in Colorado. Moreover, beer’s share of total alcohol sales also fell more in Colorado than in the rest of the country.…
