Costa Mesa's first legal pot shop opens, more than 2 years after passage of Measure Q
On Election Day 2020, more than 65% of Costa Mesa voters who cast ballots showed their support for Measure Q, allowing the sales and delivery of re...
On Election Day 2020, more than 65% of Costa Mesa voters who cast ballots showed their support for Measure Q, allowing the sales and delivery of retail cannabis — and the millions that could generate — into the city's commercial areas. City officials, staff and consultants have since been engaged in the enormous undertaking of weeding out already-operating illicit dispensaries, drafting new laws about how marijuana products would be taxed and regulated and reviewing dozens of proposals from would-be proprietors.