Bakersfield City Councilman Willie Rivera opens up on the city’s decision to ban marijuana

Willie Rivera was the only member of the Bakersfield City Council to vote to regulate the legal sale of cannabis, and now he opens up on what he called a short sighted and “idiotic” decision.

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