What Canada Should Learn From California about Marijuana Legalization

Dear Canada: Welcome to the wild ride

Even though it’s not been long since recreational marijuana legalized in California, the number of companies offering new weed products are rising astronomically. There is cannabis everywhere. From roll-on pain reliever, food for pets to even sparkling water infused with marijuana. There are ongoing cannabis lounges and history tours about marijuana in California.

Cannabis is soaked in the community and become a whole industry. It has become a part of the food and also combined with a variety of candies. Chefs are making a part of their gourmet dinners and pair it with other drugs, especially the liquid one that California is famous for.

Despite the energy, zeal, and innovations in the legalized market, it is the black market that is still dominant. Just about 3 percent of pot farmers within the state have gained licenses, as reported by a marijuana advocacy group. It has become hard to persuade pot farmers to fill voluminous paperwork and pay taxes together with compliance with environmental regulations when they previously have been producing without restriction for decades. Thus it is clear that like California, Canada will also face difficulties in legalizing cannabis business and all the legalization will not happen in a single year.

It takes a long time for laws to settle and become accepted so Canadians shouldn’t rush into it. Regardless of rules and restrictions, the marijuana business has risen beyond expectations. The Californian economy is flooded by it as cannabis edibles regulations in California eased. From conferences, testing companies, magazines, to market research organizations, law firms that specialize in cannabis law, websites and apps that compare different brands and shops that deal in cannabis has sprung up, and you can even buy marijuana online. Additionally, these all have been pumped more fully to the world by public relations companies that promote cannabis. Even with all of this, legal sales of marijuana remains far below than the proponents of legalization hoped, and the same will be expected in Canada.