Pot: Legislators lagging behind voters
'Historic' marijuana bill spotlights the importance of initiatives
SACRAMENTO — It’s commonplace for legislators and commentators to criticize the “excesses” of direct democracy and propose reforms that limit the ability of voters to enact laws — or at least insert lawmakers more deeply into the initiative process. Yet a recently passed bill, approved in the final moments of the recently concluded legislative session, showcases why voters continue to take important matters into their own hands.
The issue is medical marijuana. After struggling to put together regulations dealing with this quasi-legal industry, a bipartisan group of legislators – with last-minute negotiating from the governor’s office — passed a package of bills. The most significant is AB 266, which “establishes a comprehensive licensing and regulatory framework for the cultivation, manufacture, transportation, storage, distribution, and sale of medical marijuana … .”
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