The city of Oakland has a controversial new plan to regulate marijuana businesses. Half of new permits to operate a marijuana business would go to perceived victims of the war on drugs -- residents who have been jailed for a marijuana offense or who live in parts of East Oakland. But some think the plan could exclude the very people it's trying to help. San Francisco Chronicle Oakland reporter Rachel Swan and cannabis business owner Terryn Buxton discuss this unusual program.
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