Commentary
Let me confess that while I served in the California State Senate, I tried my best to expedite the state’s efforts to assist the birthing efforts of the legal cannabis industry’s efforts to get established and functioning. As vice chair of the Senate Governance and Finance Committee, I can remember long meeting sessions to assist the Department of Cannabis Control in establishing regulations and policies.
Proposition 64, the California Marijuana Legalization Initiative, was passed in November 2016 and the implementation date was Jan. 1, 2018. This did not allow much time to approve the legislation required to establish a seamless infrastructure for this budding industry….