This Colorado Stoner is Having a Happier New Year Than You

On day one of pot legalization in Colorado

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As of January 1, 2014, recreational marijuana is legal in the state of Colorado. If you are Adam Hartle, you already knew that, because this morning you were super stoked to be one of the first to buy legal weed at a store in Denver.

Happy New Year, Adam. Don’t let the feds harsh your buzz.

Adam Hartle

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Customer Adam Hartle smiles as he makes a cash transaction, one of the first to buy retail marijuana at 3D Cannabis Center, which opened as a legal recreational retail outlet in Denver, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014.