But that is accompanied by a great deal of uncertainty, which was a big part of the discussion at a Cannabis Impact conference in Rohnert Park this week.

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  Now that the state has adopted a more detailed governing framework for medical marijuana, it’s up to local governments to enact rules covering land use issue, permitting, and associated regulations. Terry Garrett, co-director of Go Local Sonoma, says that needs to happen quickly, for the sake of all involved parties.

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Even as the legal parameters of the medicinal cannabis world are coming into clear focus for the first time, further big changes lie ahead if Proposition 64, The Adult Use of Marijuana Act, is approved by voters in November. Hezekiah Allen, Executive Director  of the California Growers Association, says the initiative is a mixed bag, as far as his membership is concerned.

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