California Bureau of Medical Cannabis

The Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (Bureau of Marijuana Control since 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 persuant to the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act passed by the legislature in 2015 (amended in 2016) and the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Proposition 64), passed by voter initiative in November 2016. The agency will create rules for the legal non-medical market to take effect January 1, 2018; and to regulate the state's multibillion dollar medical program[lower-alpha 1] for the first time. The first agency leader, Lori Ajax, referred to in multiple media outlets as the state's cannabis "czar", was appointed by the governor in February 2017. State senator Mike McGuire has expressed doubt that the board would meet deadlines to allow regulated retail sales by 2018 as planned.[6]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Medical marijuana sales in California were reported by The New York Times to be over $2.5 billion in 2015[5]

References

  1. ↑ Ballotpedia
  2. ↑ McGreevy
  3. ↑ "Update: Changes for New Medical Cannabis Regulation Bureau", official blog, State of California Department of Consumer Affairs, August 3, 2016
  4. ↑ Police Chiefs
  5. ↑ Lovett, Ian (2016-04-11). "In California, Marijuana Is Smelling More Like Big Business". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  6. ↑ Carroll

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