In Washington state, medical marijuana costs less than recreational marijuana, according to the Weed Blog. One reason is a stricter set of regulations on recreational pot.
So, the recreational retailers have reportedly hired lobbyists to push for stricter regs on the medicinal users.
Here’s Weed Blog’s take on it.
Here’s Bloomberg’s story on it.
But never let anyone tell you that the business lobby is always seeking deregulation. It’s often seeking protective regulation.