Meet Colorado’s New Single-Issue Voters: The Cannabis Community
The political rise of Colorado’s cannabis industry is, in essence, the story of Garrett Hause’s alfalfa farm.
Mr. Hause, a broad-shouldered, 25-year-old horticulturist who tills his family’s land in the shadow of the snow-capped Rocky Mountains, said he was never particularly interested in politics — that is, until voters legalized cannabis in 2012. He started familiarizing himself with the stringent state regulations that govern the industry. He and a friend then created Elation Cannabis Company, which uses a section of the family’s soil to grow hemp.