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Monterey considers regulating the medical marijuana industry from farm to consumer

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 07/03/2015 - 04:29

Monterey County Supervisor John Phillips chuckles when he talks about his interest in regulating and protecting the medical cannabis industry. He admits it’s a little weird for someone like him – a Republican ex-prosecutor – to take up the cause.

But since taking office in January, Phillips has heard from a number of constituents and their representatives, asking for a county policy on pot. “Some of them were pretty credible people,” Phillips says.

 

One was PR strategist David Armanasco, who’s repping growers (although he won’t say who). “They believe there are areas in the Salinas Valley that will be good for cultivation of medical marijuana,” he says.

Another was attorney Aaron Johnson of law firm L+G. Johnson, who is also repping growers he won’t name, says he’s met individually with all five supervisors to ask for cannabis regulations, particularly for growers when it comes to farming and issues like...

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