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Increasingly, marijuana advocates say, Pueblo is turning into the Napa Valley of Weed for those seeking to grow, buy or sell the leafy green plant illegal in much of the world.

SEDGWICK — Residents of this sleepy little town in far northeast Colorado smile optimistically when talking about the turn their municipality has taken over the past few years.

Wedding season is approaching, if not already here. And in cannabis-friendly states, a growing number of people are tying the knot with ceremonies and/or receptions that have incorporated marijuana into their celebrations.

In just a few months, Parachute will be home to Colorado’s first drive-through marijuana shop.

Chefs are working with marijuana growers to chart the still-very-unscientific world of pairing food and weed.

One of the world’s foremost travel authorities is preparing for a Green Rush of marijuana tourism.

A Cannabis-Themed Adult Sleepover Camp

Visitors are flocking to the Mile High City.

The new Moon Denver, Boulder & Colorado Springs travel guidebook includes plenty of information on marijuana tourism in Colorado.

Colorado marijuana shops sold almost $76.6 million in recreational cannabis for April 2016.

EMPIRE, Colo. – Colorado’s $1 billion marijuana industry is helping some small towns stay afloat. A prime example is the town of Empire, in Clear Creek County.

Marijuana is legal for adults in Colorado, however that does not make it a free pass to light up anywhere. Ski resorts are one of the many places where pot is off limits.

The first thing you notice when you walk into the Bud & Breakfast called "B and B 420" is that it's really, really clean. It's that feeling of relief you get when you realize that the place you're staying will be nice — better than nice, nicer than your house.

The niche industry for cannabis weddings is new but booming.

Like countless commuters in Denver's urban core, Marty Otañez can't help but smell the pot smoke as he rides to work along the Cherry Creek bike path downtown. "A couple years ago it was only under the bridge at Colfax and Speer," Otañez said of the clouds emanating from public tokers. "Now it's pretty much every 100 meters."

Nearly two years after recreational pot sales became legal across the state, state tourism officials have continued to downplay Colorado's weed tourism, with some officials going as far as to deny the lure of cannabis culture — against all evidence.

A recent Colorado Tourism Office survey of summer travelers shows 48 percent were influenced by legal recreational pot.

When Colorado legalised cannabis possession in 2014, the anticipated ‘Green Rush’ of dope tourists didn’t quite happen. But the first stoners’ B&B in Denver is now leading the way.