Whether you agree with it or not, OLCCs role is to regulate the entire market - including supply and demand. They do the same thing with liquor. Oregon is a con

Whether you agree with it or not, OLCCs role is to regulate the entire market - including supply and demand. They do the same thing with liquor. Oregon is a controlled liquor state where everything sold has to move through the government. I think they're draconian and heavy handed, but it's absolutely part their job. Philosophically, I agree with limiting the supply via regulation and licensing for at least the first few years. Everything else was already highly regulated: it's a schedule 1 substance that can't be sold out of state and can only be sold to 21+ in state. Some of the biggest players in the existing black market were the Mexican cartels, and they absolutely were trying to take advantage of the legal status to hide illegal activity. Nothing about that market says it will go well with an immediate free-for-all. Long-term that may be ok, but short term that was just unrealistic