Jim Wood
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 2
Author
Existing law, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, an initiative measure enacted by the approval of Proposition 215 at the November 5, 1996, statewide general election, authorizes the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Existing law enacted by the Legislature requires the establishment of a program for the issuance of identification cards to qualified patients so that they may lawfully use marijuana for medical purposes, and requires the establishment of guidelines for the lawful cultivation of marijuana grown for medical use. Existing law provides for the licensure of various professions by boards or bureaus within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law, the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, provides for the regulation of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics, as specified. A violation of that law is a crime. This bill would require the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Department of Pesticide Regulation, the State Department of Public Health, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the State Water Resources Control Board to promulgate regulations or standards relating to medical marijuana and its cultivation, as specified. The bill would also require various state agencies to take specified actions to mitigate the impact that marijuana cultivation has on the environment. By requiring cities, counties, and their local law enforcement agencies to coordinate with state agencies to enforce laws addressing the environmental impacts of medical marijuana cultivation, and by including medical marijuana within the Sherman Act, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would require a state licensing authority to charge each licensee under the act a licensure and renewal fee, as applicable, and would further require the deposit of those collected fees into an account specific to that licensing authority in the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act Fund, which this bill would establish. This bill would impose certain fines and civil penalties for specified violations of the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, and would require moneys collected as a result of these fines and civil penalties to be deposited into the Medical Cannabis Fines and Penalties Account, which this bill would establish within the fund. Moneys in the fund and each account of the fund would be available upon appropriation of the Legislature. This bill would authorize the Director of Finance to provide an initial operating loan from the General Fund to the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act Fund of up to $10,000,000, and would appropriate $10,000,000 from the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act Fund to the Department of Consumer Affairs to begin the activities of the bureau. This bill would provide that its provisions are severable. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. This bill would become operative only if AB 266 and SB 643 of the 2015–16 Regular Session are enacted and take effect on or before January 1, 2016.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 688, Statutes of 2015.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 2764.).
(Ayes 24. Noes 11. Page 2749.)
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 23. Noes 8. Page 2744.)
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 13. Page 3207.).
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3194.)
(Ayes 23. Noes 8. Page 2743.)
Ordered to third reading.
(Ayes 24. Noes 3. Page 2737.)
Withdrawn from committee.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 27).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 15. Page 1863.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 28).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.
Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and E.S. & T.M.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB243 | HTML |
| 02/05/15 - Introduced | |
| 04/08/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/22/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/01/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/02/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/17/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/01/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/04/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/11/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/16/15 - Enrolled | |
| 10/09/15 - Chaptered |
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