The limitation that I had initially suggested as it related to the number of stores as an example, and Senator Ayrd spoke to this briefly, was based on feedback from other states where they had opened the market widely. Many people had gone out to get licenses started stores and they had oversaturation and essentially failed businesses throughout the communities. And so the compromise there is, you know, in my initial thought, was we'll start with 200, and as we need more, we can address that. (16:26–16:37)
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