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Historic California medical cannabis regulations set to pass

By David Downs on September 10, 2015 11:04 PM



California lawmakers announced this evening a historic deal to regulate the world’s oldest, largest modern medical cannabis economy.

Several State Assemblymembers released a joint statement Thursday evening stating they had reached a historic agreement on a comprehensive regulatory framework for the state’s billion-dollar medical cannabis industry.

Amendments will be made to Assembly Bill 266 and Senate Bill 643, which are then expected to pass both houses and be sent to Governor Jerry Brown by Friday evening.

“This is the first time in the history of California that a medical marijuana regulatory framework has been agreed to by the California State Assembly, the California State Senate, and the Governor’s Office,” stated a release from AB 266 authors Assemblymembers Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova), Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), and Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale),

“AB 266 is the result of an unprecedented stakeholder process in which my colleagues and I brought everyone to the table, from medical marijuana businesses to law enforcement and patient advocates, to create a comprehensive regulatory framework for the state’s billion dollar medical marijuana industry,” explained lead author Assemblymember Bonta. “My office and the offices of my joint authors have spent thousands of hours holding stakeholder meetings to refine the bill and incorporate recommendations from stakeholders as well as Assembly leadership and the administration.”

Nate Bradley at the California Cannabis Industry Association said he expects the bills to pass. “This is huge. This is 20 years in the making.”

Cannabis policy expert Sean Donahoe said he expected the bills to pass.

California led the globe in allowing for medical use of marijuana with the passage of Proposition 215 in 1996. Today, 23 states and the District of Columbia have medical cannabis laws.

http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2015/09/10/historic-california-medical-cannabis-regulations-set-to-pass/