An opportunity cost is the next highest value opportunity or resource
Opportunity cost
Opportunity cost of marijuana consumption Production And Legalization
With the marijuana industry growing larger and larger in the State of Colorado, other states are pursuing to follow in it's footsteps so as to gain an increase in taxation and tourism. However, is this opportunity cost a good investment? Hell. Yes. But why, one may ask. As stated on CNN Money, the state of Colorado made a whopping $184 Million tax revenue in just marijuana sales. These taxes are used towards helping the state- but most importantly, funding the public school systems; and ironically enough- a large amount of the taxes will be used to teach kids to stay away from marijuana consumption.