As Colorado’s marijuana industry lights up,warehouse space is becoming a hot commodity in its capital city.
The state, which legalized recreational marijuana use in 2012, saw legal sales approach $700 million last year, the Wall Street Journal reports. But growing and storing all that marijuana requires a lot of physical space, and that could be a problem for Denver, which is a major hub for companies shipping and storing goods between southern California and Kansas City.
Some companies looking to upgrade their square footage have had a difficult time finding affordable space.