The hippie dream has become a regulatory quagmire in California. As growers prepare to produce recreational bud on a large scale, the state and its local municipalities are still trying to figure out exactly how the market will be regulated. This has left many current growers concerned as to whether their established business model will comply with new regulations and has hampered participation in the state’s licensing program.
California will begin to issue licenses on January 1st, and while the date is fast approaching there are more questions than answers.
Prior to Proposition 64 the Department of Public Health, the Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation licensing program and the Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Cannabis control – yes, three government bureaucracies – had drafted regulations regarding the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015. This pertained solely to the cultivation of medical marijuana, as initially the plan was to have a separate act and set of regulations that dealt with the cultivation of recreational bud.
In June this idea was scrapped when the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act was passed. This negated the initial plan and created one regulatory system that would deal with both medicinal and recreational marijuana.
Read more at MG Cannabis Retailer (Christopher Machnich)
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