The Latest: No problems reported at new California pot shops
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on recreational marijuana sales in California (all times local):
12:10 p.m.
California's Bureau of Cannabis Control is continuing to review applications and approve licenses after retail sales of marijuana became legal on the New Year's Day holiday.
Spokesman Alex Traverso says he isn't aware of any problems at the roughly 100 shops around the state that began selling pot Monday.
Traverso says he expects Los Angeles and San Francisco to approve applications this week so the state can issue permits.
There's a backlog of about 1,400 permit applications for retail shops, testing labs, distributors and other businesses.