Hilda L. Solis: Taxing Marijuana to Fight Homelessness

Last week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to place a measure on the November ballot asking voters to authorize a tax on marijuana businesses, the revenue of which would be used to address the homelessness crisis confronting our region. There is ongoing discussion as to whether we should remove this from the ballot and wait for March. I am open to considering this and other options for March, but I would have preferred leaving this tax on the November ballot, and I would like to tell you why.

First, the urgency of…