More shutdowns are certain to follow.
CBC workers who refuse to comply will be arrested. Ironically, CBCs would not even be needed if the federal government would allow licensed pharmacies to distribute medicinal marijuana. While state and federal prosecutors have been working to subvert Proposition 215, numerous city and county governments throughout California have established regulations to allow tightly controlled CBCs to operate. When the government starts raiding CBCs, the Marijuana Policy Project hopes that the media will resist the urge to focus on the one or two flamboyant CBCs. The public should know that the vast majority are professional, well-regulated, and tightly controlled.