re: 60 minutes on Legal Weed Farms/Industry in California

Red tape is a serious issue, but the true problem is that those in the industry are trying to navigate the regulations just as much as the regulators. There are very few people who actually have a working understanding of how the industry operates, and even then it’s changing on a daily basis.

Zoning, neighborhood/city meetings, the capital it takes to even get your foot in the door, not to mention dealing with the application process with the CCC, is all a nightmare. Of the hundreds trying to get in, maybe dozens will make it over the next few years.

In time, things will get more or less figured out. But those who have already broken through and opened up with a license, whether that be dispensary or cultivation, have a distinct leg up.

But legalization and regulation is good not only for the seller, but for the consumer as well. To think otherwise is idiotic.