Rules for medical pot, finally?

California lawmakers are, again, getting close to adopting the state's first system to regulate medical marijuana. Even if they're 20 years late and it's difficult to craft laws for a largely lawless industry, legislators must not let another session end without passing a comprehensive bill to license and control medical marijuana.

The state Senate and Assembly each approved legislation to establish a framework for regulating medical cannabis from seed to sale, though the versions differ in who will handle the licensing and enforcement of the new laws. The Senate bill, SB 643, would create a new Office of Medical Marijuana Regulation that would establish rules for the industry and issue licenses to people who grow, transport and sell cannabis. The Assembly bill, AB 266, would create the Governor's Office of Marijuana Regulation to oversee the new regulatory system, but the work of licensing and enforcement would be done by several...

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