More than two dozen California cities and counties could establish new recreational marijuana markets through ballot measures in November, creating up to 250 retail licenses and countless other business opportunities for plant-touching and ancillary companies.
All in, at least 28 municipalities are in line to include some cannabis ballot initiatives this fall, the largest cohort since California started regulating adult use in 2018, according to MJBizDaily research.
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“These upcoming ballot measures are encouraging,” said Dirk Voss, director of compliance and government for Zen Cannabis, which sells edibles and other THC- and CBD-infused products in California and other states.
“If passed, it will open up additional operational dispensaries throughout the state if those cities move forward and actually license dispensaries at the local level.”
The majority of referendums will ask voters to approve or prohibit marijuana businesses, particularly retail.
A handful of municipalities, including Huntington Beach in Orange County,
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