Marijuana Law Would Create California Pot Police
A state law proposed this week would protect marijuana dispensaries “already operating legally under city or county laws” from local cops while creating a statewide police and regulatory agency that would oversee the pot shops. The legislation by California state Sen. Tom Ammiano mirrors a failed attempt to put a similar law before voters last year. We noted at the time that the cannabis-friendly ballot initiative sought to “create a new statewide police department strictly to keep an eye on pot shops:” [...]