Former Aspen mayor gives window into Cannabis sales in tourism destinations

South Dakotans will vote again on whether to legalize recreational marijuana.

One former mayor of a Colorado mountain town says community leaders must collaborate to shape what legalization looks like if passed.

Steve Skadron is the dean of Colorado Mountain College. He’s the former mayor of Aspen, Colo., a popular skiing town in the middle of the Rocky Mountains. He held the position when the state legalized recreational cannabis sales.

Visit Rapid City—a tourism marketing organization—brought Skadron in to speak with industry leaders. He said it’s okay to be anxious about legalizing adult-use marijuana.