But finding a retail outlet to buy non-medical pot in California won’t be easy, at least initially. Meanwhile, Fresno, Bakersfield and Riverside are among the communities that have adopted laws forbidding recreational marijuana sales. “It is something that can help so many people and there’s no reason why we should not be sharing that.”Hernandez said he hoped the legalization of recreational marijuana would help alleviate the remaining stigma some still believe surrounds marijuana use. In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational marijuana. Since then, five more states have passed recreational marijuana laws, including Massachusetts, where retail sales are scheduled to begin in July.

Source: thestar January 01, 2018 14:48 UTC