POLITICS
POLITICS 73
The State of California County Commercial Cannabis Regulation
By Jacqueline McGowan
All eyes of this fine Country are on this Nation’s most populous state which legalized cannabis for adult use purposes on November 8th, 2016. If done properly, California's Regulatory Framework could be used as a model; not just for other states, but for other countries as well. With 58 Counties and 482 Cities. there is enough movement regarding regulatory implementation to keep
every attorney and consultant in this
space busy for years to come.
“Local control” was an issue that legalization opponents fought hard to protect and they won that fight. This means that cities and counties have retained the right to impose their own
cannabis regulations instead of accepting
the will of California’s voters as a
whole. It is such a huge issue for
The League of California Cities
in fact that I hear they use this
phrase as their wifi
password, but you
didn’t hear that
from me.