Too Soon to Tell What Impact Marijuana Bills May Have

A legislative package signed into law Friday by the governor establishes a regulatory framework for the statewide cultivation, transportation and sale of medical marijuana, providing exemptions and sanctions that Riverside County officials were busy analyzing to determine their impact.

“The Office of County Counsel has all the content, and we’re waiting to hear back from them on what this could mean,” Supervisor Kevin Jeffries told City News Service. “I have felt for a number of years that the state Legislature failed to address significant issues concerning medical marijuana across California. It might be a good thing to establish a framework that all counties can work within.”

Gov. Jerry Brown put his signature to Senate Bill 643 and its companion measures, Assembly Bills 243 and 266, implementing an extensive set of regulations aimed at ensuring that all pot growers are licensed and all medical marijuana prescribers play by the rules.

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