For perspective Colorado has 549 retail establishments and 574 medical establishments (although many overlap) while having ~3/20 the population of California. While obviously Colorado has had retail cannabis since 2012/13, both states have areas strongly for and strongly against legalization.
Considering that the cities that do allow rec cannabis include Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco and San Diego, the number of retail establishments seems very low even if they were limited to only these cities. Whats interesting is that California's licensing is done through their Food and Agriculture Department while Colorado's is done through the Department of Revenue.
Considering that the cities that do allow rec cannabis include Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco and San Diego, the number of retail establishments seems very low even if they were limited to only these cities. Whats interesting is that California's licensing is done through their Food and Agriculture Department while Colorado's is done through the Department of Revenue.