Robin D. from San Francisco asks “I understand that marijuana (cannabis) will become legal in 2018. Some friends and I are thinking of starting a retail cannabis store. We currently own a liquor store and want to know about the new laws, so we don’t get busted for illegal distribution.”
This week’s question comes from James Q., in Orinda who asks; “I voted for the legalization marijuana in the last election. I want to know about what the rules are? How much can I have? How much can I grow? Can I be fired for smoking pot off the job? I can drink while I’m not on duty. Can I smoke or can they still drug test me and fire me?”
James, Proposition 64, officially known as the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act, is a complicated set of new regulations. Many people assumed it simply authorized the sale and use of marijuana. While that is true, there is much more to the law only a bit of which I can cover here.