Santa Rosa cannabis company sees benefit in pair of laws covering pot manufacturing
Small-scale medical marijuana growers and businesses that manufacture medical cannabis products are set to get a boost from two new laws, both sought by California’s burgeoning medical pot industry.
Both laws, signed last week by Gov. Jerry Brown, continue filling in the specifics of the state’s landmark medical pot law adopted last year, establishing a regulatory structure to be implemented in 2018.
The new law that sets standards for medical marijuana manufacturers provides legal protection for businesses like the CBD Guild of Santa Rosa, which manufactures cannabis-infused sprays and oils and was shut down following a law enforcement raid in June.
Nick Caston, a spokesman for CBD, said the law, AB 2679, “codifies that manufacturing is legally acceptable and exempt from prosecution.”
Dennis Hunter, the founder of CBD, was initially arrested and held on $5 million bail then released without charges. At a cannabis conference last week in Santa
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