The governor elect can't simply rewrite the laws passed, but it's quite clear that her intention is to cripple the program. Making the program a talking point during the campaign didn't rally the patients or producers to start lobbying.

I suspected this type of move might be coming. Control of the budget is nearly as effective as controlling the law

I had suggested that:

application fee be raised to cover the expenses of processing application.

renewal fees needed to be based on amount of product actually distributed, not a flat fee based on the assumed ability to be master producers with a zero mistake level.

The program needs inspectors and administrators, but the harm program budget is laughably small.

It's obvious that the new administration isn't too concerned about a few thousand suffering people by proposing these new producer fees.

It's going to be interesting to see what other steps are taken.

I suspect it's going to take many months to get a patient card, a year or more to get a producer license and producers that make significant noise will be the subject of expensive "mold inspections" on a regular basis.

People seem have forgotten that the economy is in the tank, and revenue from new sources can only help, especially when the black market is reaping tremendous profits from cannabis.

Even millions of dollars pumped into lobbying for Ca's prop 19 didn't turn the tide.

When hyperinflation hits within the next few years, the states will be cutting services while members of congress enjoy fat pensions super health care and other government perks.

We can only hope our next president recognizes what trouble we're really in and does something about it.