Countywide cannabis legalization and taxation

Measure O legalizes and taxes the cultivation, processing, distribution, and sale of cannabis. This honestly shouldn’t even be necessary: California voted by 14 points to legalize recreational cannabis in 2016, and the law took effect on January 1, 2018. But nearly three years later, many places have still banned it. Measure O doesn’t go far enough—it still restricts locations and imposes onerously high taxes— but it’s a step toward respecting the will of California voters, that also raises $3 million in annual tax revenue and brings an underground business above board where it can be appropriately regulated.