Gov Brown Signs Historic Bills to Regulate California's Medical Marijuana Industry

Nearly 20 years ago, California led the nation in legalizing cannabis for medical use with the enactment of the Compassionate Use Act (Proposition 215). However, the Act offered little guidance on how patients should obtain medical cannabis or how the industry should be monitored. This uncertainty has created a hodgepodge of local rules and ordinances and some very disturbing environmental and safety issues, but that’s all about to change.

Bringing Oversight to California’s Medical Marijuana Industry

On Friday, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a trio of bills that aims at bringing order and oversight to California’s medical cannabis industry, governing everything from licensing, taxation, quality control, packaging, transportation, testing, and environmental impact.

The legislation includes: Assembly Bill 266 which sets up a medical marijuana bureau, adopts a system for reporting movement of commercial cannabis and cannabis products, and imposes certain fines and civil...

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