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The Department of Cannabis Control (formerly the Bureau of Cannabis Control, originally established as Bureau of Marijuana Control under Proposition 64, [1] [2] formerly the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation [3] [4]) is an agency of the State of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs, charged with regulating medical cannabis (MMJ) in accordance with state law pursuant to the ...
Cannabis in California has been legal for medical use since 1996, and for recreational use since late 2016. The state of California has been at the forefront of efforts to liberalize cannabis laws in the United States, beginning in 1972 with the nation's first ballot initiative attempting to legalize cannabis (Proposition 19).
Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act, is a voter initiative, passed in 1996, that made California the first state to legalize cannabis for medical use. California Senate Bill 420, the Medical Marijuana Program Act, was passed in 2004 with the following purpose: "(1) Clarify the scope of the application of the act and facilitate the prompt ...
You can smoke weed on private property including your own backyard, according to the California Department of Cannabis Control website. You cannot smoke weed: In public places such as restaurants ...
In 2017, a $59 million two-year contract was awarded by the State of California to Florida-based Franwell to create the system and supply RFID tags. [1] The system was first developed for Colorado in 2011. [2] As of mid-2017, Franwell's system was in use in California, Colorado, Oregon, Maryland, Alaska, and Michigan. [3]
"The California cannabis industry needs that right now," said Amy Jenkins, legislative advocate for the California Cannabis Industry Assn. "The industry has a significant number of challenges with ...
The social media post is part of"Real CA Cannabis," a $5-million taxpayer-funded campaign to promote California cannabis as safe, tested and "regulated by the state to protect consumers." In ...
Drug policy of California refers to the policy on various classes and kinds of drugs in the U.S. state of California. Cannabis possession has been legalized with the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, passed in November 2016, with recreational sales starting January of the next year.