Randy Rowse Explains His Objection to Recreational Pot Regulations
With Alcohol, Cigarettes, and Opioids, Why Double Down on Cannabis?
Santa Barbara City Councilmember Randy Rowse objected again last Tuesday to the city’s plans to regulate recreational cannabis sales. Rowse complained that the City Council had voted two weeks ago to allow five recreational pot shops, among other things, and urged his colleagues to reconsider their decision. They didn’t budge. Rowse and Councilmember Jason Dominguez, who has expressed concern about multiple cannabis shops in his Eastside district where a medical marijuana dispensary is about to open on Milpas Street, were the only two opposed.
Rowse, who owns Paradise Café, sat down with the Santa Barbara Independent just before the council meeting Tuesday to talk pot.
Let’s start by having you explain your general position about the city’s proposed cannabis regulations.
