I agreed that cannabis shouldn't be sold in the same places as alcohol. Co-mixing the two substances might be harmless for some but for many it's not. Eliminating the option to buy both at the same place can help address that. Also, there have been several cases in which people giving up alcohol have switched to cannabis as a safer alternative. I highly doubt they want to go in a liquor store to get it.
I've spent time in both CO and WA talking to users, non-users, growers, processors, retailers and law enforcement. Everyone had different ideas about what they liked/disliked about their regulatory setups but everyone seemed to agree that co-mixing sales of alcohol and cannabis was a bad idea. Every legalized market in the US (CO, WA, OR, NV, AK) as well as upcoming legal markets such as California and Massachusetts has decided against alcohol and cannabis sales co-mixing.
I just hope that the government goes with privatization over public stores. I'm sure the government has better things to do than build out, staff, and maintain stores. The revenue that they receive could be much better spent towards public health issues, education about the dangers of cannabis for youth etc.
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