Weed is Legal. But This Map Shows Just How Much Of California is a ‘Pot Desert’

Cannabis Culture
By Brad Branan And Nathaniel Levine, The…Apr 2, 2018, 1:38 pm
Recreational marijuana may be legal in California, but much of the state remains a “pot desert,” according to a Sacramento Bee analysis of state licensing data. Three months into the rollout of commercial marijuana, residents in about 40 percent of the state have to drive 60 miles or more to find a licensed…

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