well-regulated

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The grant program is endorsed by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who said in a letter to legislators that the money is “essential in supporting a well-regulated, equitable, and sustainable cannabis market.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Absent this extension, it is possible that a significant number of these licensees could fall out of the legal cannabis system, significantly curtailing the state’s efforts to facilitate the transition to a legal and well-regulated market,” the administration warned in its budget proposal.

From Los Angeles Times

Alternatives, such as de-escalation techniques and alternative first responders, would be an improvement, and more likely to be invoked if civilian gun ownership were well-regulated.

From Washington Post

Just as the founders never envisioned how the right of a well-regulated militia to own slow-loading muskets could apply to mass murderers with bullet-spewing military-style semi-automatic rifles, they could not have foreseen speech so twisted to malevolent intent as it is now.

From Seattle Times

Its members will tell us that fracking, the process of pumping water, mixed with chemicals, into the earth to release natural gas, is well-regulated in Pennsylvania and done responsibly.

From Washington Times