“There’s always a fairly long process of writing more detailed regulations,” said Taylor West, deputy director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, which lobbies for legalizing marijuana at the federal level. “That’s where you start hashing out things like the licensing process and how you set up the business and what kind of security you’re required to have. … All of those things have a significant impact on what businesses can do as they’re preparing to enter the market.”

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