A NEW FRONT IN SACRAMENTO VS. CITIES

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Rancor between local municipalities and Sacramento over city and county cannabis bans may be peaking as Assembly Democrats have introduced a bill that would mandate 2,200 new cannabis stores -- more than three times the 631 shops presently operating legally.

Assembly Bill 1356 would require one REC shop be established for every four bars or restaurants with a liquor license. The goal is to extinguish California's illicit market.L.A. Times