But without a retail market for the recreational use of cannabis, there's kind of this gray area, which is a gray area from a public health standpoint, certainly from a public safety standpoint. And There is a real need to have a legal retail market [for cannabis]. And so some of the challenges that I saw with the original bill and spoke very openly with the patrons about is that the timeframe was really quick. (08:48–08:53)
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Asserts the necessity of establishing a legal retail cannabis market.
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