The increase in licensed retail outlets reflects a growing appetite for cannabis products in the aftermath of passage of Proposition 64, especially from those who have not been regular users or prefer products that they do not have to smoke, advocates say. Meanwhile, efforts for legalization at the federal level have not passed Congress. There also has been uneven regulation and delays at the local level, including Sonoma County. Small growers have especially been affected by a combination of a high tax rate and competition from illegal weed coming in from out of state. The openings come as the cannabis industry still grapples with many other obstacles and it enters an era of consolidation. Solful also operates a store in Sebastopol where customers come as far as from Marin County, also another underserved area. There are still so many consumers who are interested and who are on the sidelines,” said Melrod, who serves a chief executive officer. “We are four or five years from legalization, and I still think we are just scratching the surface.
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