Key Players Seek to Shape Future of Cannabis Industry
Personalities and group dynamics can push decisions.
Laws now proposed could, in the next year, allow cannabis to become a fully sanctioned industry in Calaveras County that contributes an estimated $15 million to $20 million a year in local taxes. Another proposal could ban the industry.
Although every county voter will get a say, a much smaller number of individuals and groups are shaping the public debate. Here’s a look at them.
The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors
The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors is a five-person board and it is the authority that can make local laws concerning registration and enforcement of commercial, caregiver and personal cultivation of cannabis.
In order to conduct the county’s business, the board must have a quorum, or three supervisors present at meetings. Most laws can be passed by a simple majority of the quorum. By state law, some actions – such as the...
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