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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22/20

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Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. Legislation is pending, Assembly Bill 2355, to protect registered medical marijuana patients from employment discrimination.

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Medical Cannabis Now Legal in California Health Care Facilities

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

California hospital facilities will be allowed to use medical cannabis for terminally ill patients. As for the hospitals and other health care centers, some have indicated support, saying the use of medical cannabis fits neatly into the pain management regimens they’ve been prescribing for terminally ill patients for years.

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Where Does California’s $635M in Marijuana Tax Money Go?

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Once research and regulatory costs have been addressed, the remainder of funds are dispersed as follows: 60 percent to youth-focused anti-drug programs; 20 percent to environmental conservation; and. Since the Great Recession, this program has suffered severe budget cuts on three separate occasions. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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California Proposes Regulations for Appellations of Origin for Cannabis

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

In order to meet this statutory obligation and to fulfill MAUCRSA mandated responsibilities, the department has created what is now know as, the Cannabis Appellations Program (CAP). There are two major aims of the CDFA’s Cannabis Appellations Program: To promote cannabis products and local businesses within a particular region; and.

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California Employers Ease Zero Tolerance on Cannabis

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Those measures only applied to federal employees, but local and state decision-makers adopted similar programs under state laws and implemented zero-tolerance programs for drug-free workplaces. The Los Angeles CANNABIS LAW Group represents growers, dispensaries, collectives, patients and those facing marijuana charges.

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California Activists Seek Decriminalization of Magic Mushrooms

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Without that stipulation, the toughest punishment for a minor charged with a psilocybin offense would involve compulsory entry into a drug education program. The Los Angeles CANNABIS LAW Group represents growers dispensaries, ancillary companies, patients and those facing criminal marijuana charges. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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More California Marijuana Dispensaries May Be Cropping Up in Sacramento

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Amid the booming Southern California cannabis industry, the City of Sacramento is weighing whether to lift the existing cap on the number of marijuana dispensaries licensed to operate in the city, the primary goal being to offer more opportunities to minorities. Of those dispensary owners, not a single one is black.