Ganga Grazing

The Friday File: While marijuana is increasingly considered harmless, there are unintended consequences. Comparing retail scanner data in counties located in CO, OR, and WA where recreational marijuana is legal to counties where it’s not, sales of high calorie foods like ice cream, cookies and chips, is higher by 3.2%, in pot legal counties. On the plus side, booze sales fall and, despite the diet deterioration, birth rates rise.