Endorsement: Yes on L.A. County Measure C for regulated cannabis sales
2 years, 3 months ago

Endorsement: Yes on L.A. County Measure C for regulated cannabis sales

LA Times  

California allows adults to buy and use cannabis, but it’s up to each city and county to decide whether sellers can set up shop within its boundaries. The largest swaths of L.A. County where cannabis sales are officially banned are the unincorporated areas that aren’t within any city. Opinions differ on the wisdom of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors having waited so long to license and regulate cannabis sales in East L.A. and other unincorporated communities. Opinion L.A. Times electoral endorsements for November 2022 The L.A. Times’ editorial board endorsements for statewide ballot measures, elected offices in Los Angeles city and county, L.A. Unified School District board, L.A. county superior court, statewide offices, the state Legislature and U.S. House and Senate seats. The measure would impose a relatively low 4% tax on retail cannabis sales in unincorporated L.A. County.

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