California’s Cannabis ‘Green Rush’ Has Been a Slow Slog
Cities Like Los Angeles Face Steep Challenges When It Comes to Regulating the Cannabis Market
California has found that it’s far easier to declare cannabis legal than it is to create a well-regulated cannabis market, said panelists at a Zócalo/UCLA Downtown event titled “Will California Learn to Regulate the Marijuana Business?” and held at Cross Campus DTLA.
Panelists discussed the complicated factors that contributed to a cannabis regulation regime that the event’s moderator, Rolling Stone columnist Amanda Chicago Lewis, referred to as a mess.
It’s taken the Golden State decades to create today’s dysfunction, panelists suggested.
While California holds the distinction of being the first state in the country …
