Relax! William Simpson, CEO of Golden Leaf, a company with seven dispensaries in Oregon, and also three farms in Oregon, Nevada and Canada, said he has no plans to halt expansion because of the announcement. Simpson said he currently employs 127 people and plans to add up to a 100 more this year, and plans to add more farms and dispensaries.
"We are pushing full force forward," he said.
California, where dispensaries started selling retail marijuana on January 1, Oregon and Nevada are among the eight states where recreational marijuana is legal. It is also legal in Washington, D.C. Canada is planning to legalize recreational marijuana this year.