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Administrative/Regulatory

Nov. 17, 2017

Turning legal pot into legit business

California is likely to become the primary testing ground for legal cannabis, and I don't think the state has any idea what it's facing.

Neama Rahmani

Co-Founder
West Coast Trial Lawyers

350 S Grand Ave, Ste 3325
Los Angeles , CA 90071

Email: nr@westcoasttriallawyers.com

Neama is a former federal prosecutor who now represents plaintiffs in personal injury and employment matters.

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Recreational use of cannabis becomes legal in California on Jan. 1, but it could be a risky New Year for pot sellers and businesspeople looking to reap billions of dollars from what is still a crime under federal drug law. I predict the transition to legal cannabis will be violent and perhaps bloody, with assaults from two fronts: the criminals who do not want to surrender their lucrative turf and the federal government unwilling to forego its drug-enforcement authori...

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