California's Cannabis Industry Is Fighting City Hall(s)

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Californians may have voted to legalize cannabis over 2 years ago, but the industry is now facing a formidable opponent: city hall

Californians may have voted to legalize cannabis nearly two and half years ago, but the industry is now facing a formidable opponent: city hall. Or, to be precise, two dozen city halls.

A lawsuit from the League of California Cities, which is representing 24 municipalities and one county in the Golden State, is threatening to derail California’sindustry. They have sued the California Bureau of Cannabis Control for adopting a policy earlier this year that allows licensed cannabis companies to deliver anywhere in the state.

The cities claim that the delivery policy overrides their authority to regulate cannabis within their own boundaries. They argue that by allowing cannabis delivery to areas that have outlawed the plant, the state is violating the famousRecent events in Sacramento suggest that the cannabis industry has a good chance to prevail here. A legislative committee in the statea measure earlier this month that would have banned home deliveries of cannabis on similar grounds.

Despite the victory, the industry is struggling to navigate California’s byzantine legal landscape for cannabis. The main issue is that a majority of the state’s cities have overlaid their own regulatory schemes on top of state rules. Only 161 of California’s 482 municipalities, and 24 of the state’s 58 counties, have opted to allow commercial cannabis activity of any sort, according to data, which tracks local cannabis regulation in the state.

 

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One word: Canada. *mic drop*

It must suck to lose all that revenue you were bringing in from poor people.

We need more potheads in politics. Temecula has the meanest city hall council 😂😂

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