I think a lot about regulation, legislation and government and I agree with you that it initially hurts small businesses. It's easier for larger firms, or firms with more capital to adapt to new regulations - and in new industries, all regulations are new! Meanwhile, the little guys are shut down because they can't afford to conform, or because their business model is different. On the other hand, I know from experience that most of our [Democratic] legislators and elected officials are not effecting these regulations to fuck with us or to shut down retailers but because they are legitimately trying to fit dispensaries into the state's legal system.