California will allocate some of the revenue to“ justice reinvestment” to reduce the size of the state’ s prison population.
Regulatory models being imposed in US states remove criminal penalties for small scale domestic cultivation for personal consumption. This makes sense but most cannabis consumers continue to purchase rather than grow their supplies after legalisation. Market regulation is the main
game, and it would be an opportunity to draw on the lessons learned from alcohol and tobacco – including the mistakes.
A new era of sensible cannabis regulation isn’ t just necessary now, it’ s inevitable. Let’ s start talking about how we get that right.
https:// www. theguardian. com / commentisfree / 2017 / j an / 05 / regulating-cannabis-is-inevitable-we-shouldtalk-about-getting-it-righ