Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), one of the rising stars of the Democrat Party, had an impromptu chat with TMZ in the halls of the Capitol where she responded to a question about whether she would be OK with a sitting president consuming cannabis. “You’re not hurting anybody,” she added. Source: TMZ
Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) Director Steve Marks wrote that the cannabis supply glut in Oregon is a sign of success, but that the system is in need of “corrective” measures to control the market, in the agency’s “2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report.” He also noted that the “economic condition of the market that the OLCC will be regulating in the next two years remains uncertain.” Source: OLCC 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report
David Spradlin, CEO of MWG Holdings, a Sacramento-based cannabis investment firm, said the firm was forced to back away from funding a social equity applicant in Los Angeles because of delays in the license applicant review process. The city’s slow rollout has caused many to wonder about the opportunities the city is squandering. Source: LA Times
