CA: Assembly Bill 1417 Would Require Cannabis Review Sites, “to include state license numbers on all of their digital pot shop ads”

Assembly Bill 1417 would require online review sites like Weedmaps (think Yelp, but for weed) to include state license numbers on all of their digital pot shop ads. The aim: to get rid of ads for illegal shops that currently dominate search results in cities like Los Angeles. Each violation would cost websites up to $2,500 per day.

“Our goal is to hold a level of accountability for these technology platforms that claim to just be a directory,” said Jerred Kiloh, president of the industry group United Cannabis Business Association, which is backing the bill, and owner of a Sherman Oaks dispensary.

“They’re not taking any responsibility that they are emboldening an illicit market,” he said.

Source:  https://laist.com/2019/04/02/why_la_weed_shop_owners_are_fighting_weedmaps.php

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