Pot perception worries Colorado resort towns

Colorado’s mountain resorts are getting a little worried about how legal marijuana is changing their image.

Residents in Breckenridge voted last week to force the downtown’s lone dispensary to a less-visible area. And a nearby town annexed a piece of property to prevent the opening of a pot shop there.

Colorado is coming off a record year for tourism, and state officials say 2014 is shaping up to be even better. But there’s increasing debate about what role marijuana is playing in the boom.

Some say legal weed is drawing curious travelers. Others fear family travelers may be turned off by legal weed, and that Colorado ski towns should minimize retail marijuana until the drug is more commonly accepted in other states.