What does legal recreational marijuana look like in Arizona six months in?

In mid-January this year, Arizona residents over the age of 21
legally were allowed to buy recreational marijuana. Passing
Proposition 207, known as the Smart and Safe Arizona Act, came with
the promise of increased economic revenue and new business
opportunities. Since then, new promises have been made. People with
pending marijuana charges in most Arizona counties were able
to have them dismissed. And those with charges, convictions and
arrests on their record can try to get their record expunged.
Arizona has had its recreational marijuana program for about six
months. Are those promises being met? In this week's episode of The
Gaggle, an Arizona politics podcast, hosts Yvonne Wingett
Sanchez and Ronald J. Hansen are joined by business reporter Ryan
Randazzo to take a closer look. Randazzo covers everything from
solar energy to sports betting for The Republic. He has covered
marijuana news since 2018. He discusses what promises have come to
fruition, how much money legal recreational marijuana has made for
Arizona, and where that money is going.  Learn more about your
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