Marijuana Sales Becomes Legal in California Next Month
We’re now just a month away from marijuana distribution becoming legal in California.
During the November, 2016 elections California voters approved an initiative (Proposition 64) to legalize marijuana for everyone 21 and older,. The portion of the initiative that allows for the start of marijuana distribution officially takes effect the beginning of next month, on January 1st. Under the new law, those 21 and older will be allowed to purchase up to an ounce of marijuana from a license marijuana retail outlet. However, at this point it’s unknown how many outlets will actually be open coming the new year.
“I know this sounds crazy, but we’re looking forward to Jan. 1,” says Lori Ajax, head of the California Bureau of Cannabis Control. “This is what we’ve been waiting for, what we’ve been training for,” she said. “It’s time.”
Ajax expects the Bureau’s online application system to be open in December, with temporary licenses being e-mailed to retailers before the new year. The licenses will become valid on January 1st, the first day of legal sales.
California is one of eight states across the U.S. that has legalized marijuana for recreational purposes.
