Image by Julia GominaOPINION – Just like gas stations and banks, grocery stores must continue to adapt to the times. Lawmakers can’t turn back the clock –and they must not turn their backs on consumers who want to shop exactly the way they choose.
An illustration of cannabis in California. (Image: Bruce Stanfield, via Shutterstock)OPINION: When California voters passed Proposition 64 in 2016, they envisioned a robust legal cannabis market with substantial tax revenue for our state, improved access, and relief for communities of color who have been disproportionately impacted by the failed “War on Drugs.” Almost three years later, we see a cannabis market constrained by local bans on retail sales and frustratingly slow licensing processes. An alarming 77 percent of California cities have banned cannabis retailers altogether