Comparing hotels in Colorado to hotels in New Mexico, where cannabis was illegal during the study period, the team’s analysis found that “on average, monthly hotel revenue increases by 25.2% upon the legalization of recreational marijuana dispensaries ...

The type of location also plays a crucial role, with hotels in resort areas benefiting the most from retail dispensary legalization

I'm kind of skeptical about the conclusions here because from what I understand everything in Colorado got more expensive and crowded over that time period, especially in resort areas, which probably was because of other factors too.

Almost like there's a market for people who want to consume the single most popular (still largely in many places) illicit substance in the world. Crazy.