While the Marijuana Task Force plunges into a mudcaked pool of potential regulations for Culver City now that the drug is legal, a curious question occurred:

Did John Nachbar, the city manager, the man in charge of the city, vote for Prop. 64 last November?

Mr. Nachbar cracked a medium-sized smile.

“I, I am not going to tell you how I voted,” he said straightaway.

One more swing.

Because of the complexity of overseeing regulation of homegrown and commercial marijuana, does Mr. Nachbar wish 64 had not passed?

“No,” he flatly answered. “Throughout my career, I have confronted complex issues. That is just the nature of government and changing societies.

“I view it as being a challenge just like any other.”

Well, not exactly.

Mr. Nachbar acknowledges that it will take at least several years to formulate and convey the multiple strands of regulations.

They span from governing growing and its varied subtleties to private and commercial dimensions, delivery, selling and consumption.

Not confusing enough.

Mr. Nachbar recalled that at Wednesday afternoon’s inaugural meeting of the Task Force it was noted that 40 bills related to marijuana control are floating around the state Legislature.

He predicted that massively altering the statewide political and regulatory landscapes as they relate to marijuana means the atmosphere “probably won’t settle down for a few years.”