California cannabis chief rolls out regulatory roadmap

Lori Ajax, chief of the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation for California, under the Department of Consumer Affairs, spoke about the bureau’s actions to develop regulations after the passage of Proposition 64, which legalized adult-use cannabis in the state.

Regulations for production and sale of adult-use cannabis are expected by January 2018.

“It’s quite a journey we have all been on since the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act was passed in 2015,” said Ajax, former chief deputy director of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

“I didn’t realize what I was getting into. I didn’t realize how much different cannabis is from alcohol. Alcohol is simple to understand. Cannabis is a lot more complicated. I had to start over to learn how best to regulate this industry.”

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