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After Legalizing Marijuana, Unemployment Plummets In Colorado

Matthew Huron examining a marijuana plant in his Denver, Colorado grow house. (Ed Andriesk/APi)
Colorado —Three years after legalizing cannabis, Colorado has the lowest unemployment rate in the country. “While the national unemployment rate dropped to 4.3 percent in May, the lowest since 2001, Colorado’s jobless rate is the nation’s lowest at 2.3 percent,” CNBC reported Monday.