SB 185

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2019-2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 30, 2019
  • Passed Senate May 22, 2019
  • Passed Assembly Sep 10, 2019
  • Signed by Governor Oct 12, 2019

Cannabis: marketing.

Bill Subjects

Cannabis: Marketing.

Abstract

(1) Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , approved by the voters at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, regulates the cultivation, distribution, transport, storage, manufacturing, testing, processing, sale, and use of marijuana for nonmedical purposes by individuals 21 years of age and older. The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities. (2) MAUCRSA requires the department, no later than January 1, 2018, to establish standards by which a licensed cultivator may designate a county of origin for cannabis. MAUCRSA requires the department, no later than January 1, 2021, to establish a process by which cultivators may establish appellations for cannabis grown in certain geographical areas of California, instead of by county. MAUCRSA prohibits cannabis from being represented to consumers, as specified, as grown in a California county unless the cannabis was grown in that county. MAUCRSA prohibits the name of a California county or any similar name that is likely to mislead consumers as to the origin of cannabis products from being used, as specified, unless the cannabis contained in the product was grown in that county. Existing law defines the term "kind" to mean the applicable type or designation regarding a particular cannabis variant or cannabis product type, including, but not limited to, strain name or other grower trademark, or growing area designation. This bill would use the term "appellations of origin" instead of "appellations" and would apply the same prohibitions against misrepresentation of county of origin to misuse of appellations of origin established pursuant to the above-described process. The bill would apply the same prohibitions against misrepresentation of county of origin and appellation of origin to the use of names that are likely to mislead consumers as to the kind of cannabis. The bill would alter the definition of "kind" to include the applicable type or designation of a particular cannabis origin. (3) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by SB 34 to be operative only if this bill and SB 34 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. (4) AUMA authorizes the Legislature to amend by majority vote certain provisions of the act to implement specified substantive provisions, provided that the amendments are consistent with, and further the purposes and intent of, AUMA. This bill would declare that its provisions implement specified substantive provisions of AUMA and are consistent with, and further the purposes and intent of, AUMA.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Oct 12, 2019

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 841, Statutes of 2019.

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

Sep 18, 2019

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

Sep 11, 2019

Senate

Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2841.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

Sep 10, 2019

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3254.) Ordered to the Senate.

Senate

In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

Sep 06, 2019

Assembly

Ordered to third reading.

Assembly

Read third time and amended.

Aug 26, 2019

Assembly

Read third time and amended.

Assembly

Ordered to third reading.

Aug 15, 2019

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 14, 2019

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (August 14).

Aug 12, 2019

Assembly

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jul 03, 2019

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 18, 2019

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on AGRI.

Jun 10, 2019

Assembly

Re-referred to Coms. on B. & P. and AGRI. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on B. & P. and AGRI. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

Jun 06, 2019

Assembly

Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and B. & P.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on AGRI. and B. & P.

May 22, 2019

Assembly

In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

Senate

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1210.) Ordered to the Assembly.

May 16, 2019

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Senate

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1092.) (May 16).

May 10, 2019

Senate

Set for hearing May 16.

Apr 29, 2019

Senate

April 29 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

Apr 18, 2019

Senate

Set for hearing April 29.

Apr 02, 2019

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 523.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Mar 26, 2019

Senate

Set for hearing April 2.

Mar 25, 2019

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 424.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on AGRI.

Mar 15, 2019

Senate

Set for hearing March 25.

Mar 13, 2019

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on B., P. & E.D.

Feb 06, 2019

Senate

Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and AGRI.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and AGRI.

Jan 31, 2019

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 2.

Jan 30, 2019

Senate

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
SB185 HTML
01/30/19 - Introduced PDF
03/13/19 - Amended Senate PDF
08/12/19 - Amended Assembly PDF
08/26/19 - Amended Assembly PDF
09/06/19 - Amended Assembly PDF
09/13/19 - Enrolled PDF
10/12/19 - Chaptered PDF

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