(1) Existing law, the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, regulates and licenses the cultivation, dispensing, distribution, manufacturing, testing, and transportation of medical cannabis through various state agencies, including, among others, the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the State Department of Public Health, and authorizes the bureau to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of that act, as specified. That act requires a person to obtain both a local and state license to engage in commercial cannabis activities, except that the act authorizes, until January 1, 2018, a facility or entity that is operating in compliance with local laws to continue in operation until its application for licensure is approved or denied. That act requires the State Department of Public Health to regulate cannabis testing laboratories, as specified. That act authorizes the bureau to establish appellations of origin for marijuana grown in the state. That act establishes the Medical Marijuana Regulation Safety Act Fund and provides that moneys in the fund shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(1) Existing law, the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, regulates and licenses the cultivation, dispensing, distribution, manufacturing, testing, and transportation of medical cannabis through various state agencies, including, among others, the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the State Department of Public Health, and authorizes the bureau to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of that act, as specified. That act requires a person to obtain both a local and state license to engage in commercial cannabis activities, except that the act authorizes, until January 1, 2018, a facility or entity that is operating in compliance with local laws to continue in operation until its application for licensure is approved or denied. That act requires the State Department of Public Health to regulate cannabis testing laboratories, as specified. That act authorizes the bureau to establish appellations of origin for marijuana grown in the state. That act establishes the Medical Marijuana Regulation Safety Act Fund and provides that moneys in the fund shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 837 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By TING — 49–27 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading SB837 Committee On B. & F.R. — 25–11 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business Sup 1 SB837 Committee On B. & F.R.(Leno) Concurrence — 27–12 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-01-07 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-01-08 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 7.
2016-01-11 Referred to Com. on B. & F.R. referral-committee
2016-04-11 Withdrawn from committee.
2016-04-11 Ordered to second reading.
2016-04-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-04-14 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 3540.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-04-14 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-05-02 Referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee
2016-05-25 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-06-12 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
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