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New Top California Cannabis Regulator Appointed By Newsom Must Fix The Program’s Failures (Op-Ed)

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November 28, 2025

[#item_full_content] “Kellum’s tenure will succeed only if he recognizes that the agency he now leads cannot rebuild trust without acknowledging, clearly and without qualification, the depth of the failures that preceded him and his commitment to charting a new course.” By Hirsh Jain, Ananda Strategy Late on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving, California Gov. Gavin Newsom New Top California Cannabis Regulator Appointed By Newsom Must Fix The Program's Failures (Op-Ed) Read More

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