You make good points which I'm glad to see someone address without being a dick.
What will happen to the unlicensed exceptions when/if it turns green?
While OC may be banned, we have a supermajority! Why do it halfway when we can do it Right?
.....unless, of course, the true objective is to relegate OC to the same only-ones state appointee realm as CC.
That's like someone offering you $1,000,000 tax-free for nothing, and you just take one dollar.
Yes, it's still better than nothing. But when the world is within your grasp, why intentionally fall short? ...unless, of course, you're not actually fighting for a right, but the power to retain regulation of a privilege.
It's the same attitude as NJ, hence, the comparison is valid; the attitude is my reference.