Actor Woody Harrelson is calling on California’s governor to sign a bill legalizing marijuana cafes that was sent to his desk last month, calling it an “extremely important” piece of legislation that would help alleviate regulatory burdens placed on cannabis businesses in the state.
Harrelson—who owns a marijuana lounge in West Hollywood called The Woods, alongside co-founders comedian Bill Maher and tennis star John McEnroe—said in a video posted on Instagram on Monday that current regulations and tax policies for California’s marijuana market are “crippling our industry.”
“We just need a little tiny crumb, and that is the ability to sell non-cannabis items in the lounge,” the Academy Award-nominated actor said. “I don’t see how that hurts anybody. Let’s please make this happen.”
He said he hopes Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who vetoed an earlier version of the legislation from Assemblymember Matt Haney (D) last session, “can become a man of the people and do the right thing here.”
“I mean, my god, it’s not easy. We’re trying to do the right thing,” Harrelson said. “I’m not a rule person. I’m actually an anarchist. I don’t even like government. But here I am trying to do the right thing, and
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