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26th May 2023
US - California: Assembly Bill 1207 has been passed by the Assembly and now heads to the Senate. The bill aims to regulate the advertising, marketing, packaging, and labelling of cannabis and cannabis products. It prohibits the sale or manufacture of cannabis products that are appealing to children and bans the use of flavours in such products intended for inhalation or combustion. The bill aligns with the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) and requires the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) to establish emergency regulations for the implementation of its provisions.19th May 2023
- US - California: Assembly Bill 623 has been passed by the Assembly and now moves to the Senate. The bill would require the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) to issue regulations to adjust testing variances for edible cannabis products that include less than 5 mg of THC in total.
31st January 2023
US - California: The California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) has written to state attorney general Rob Bonta arguing that allowing California to enter into interstate cannabis commerce would not put it at legal risk and requesting an opinion on the subject. Bonta’s opinion, if he provides one, could have significant legal implications due to a California law passed last year. That new law would allow for interstate commerce of cannabis and would be triggered by one of four events, one of which is the AG issuing a written opinion that interstate commerce of cannabis “will not result in significant legal risk to the State of California under the federal Controlled Substances Act”.
14th October 2022
- US - California: A law enforcement task force called the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force (UCETF) has recently been formed to crack down on illegal cannabis operations in the state and has already conducted several raids and seized thousands of plants and pounds of allegedly illegal cannabis, press reports. The UCETF is led by the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) law enforcement division and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
21st September 2022
US - California: Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a number of new bills relating to cannabis. Assembly Bill 2188 prohibits employers, with a few exceptions, from discriminating against employees in hiring, termination, or any term or condition of employment for using cannabis while off the job. AB 1894 prohibits any indication on the packaging of cannabis vaporisers and cartridges that they are disposable and can be thrown away in trash or recycling streams, and requires specific labelling about their proper disposal.
21st September 2022
US - California: Assembly Bill 1885, newly signed into law, expands the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act to cover cannabis products intended for animals – other than livestock or food animals – and requires regulations for such products. Senate Bill 1186, also now law, prohibits localities from banning the retail sale by delivery of medical cannabis to qualified patients or their caregivers.
6th September 2022
US - California: Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1954 into law. It prohibits a doctor from denying treatment to a qualified medical cannabis patient based solely on the patient testing positive for THC or reporting usage.
1st September 2022
US - California: Senate Bill 1186 has been passed by the legislature and sent to governor Gavin Newsom for final approval. It would prohibit localities from prohibiting retail sale by delivery of medical cannabis to qualified patients or their carers.
31st August 2022
US - California: The state legislature has passed several cannabis-related bills and sent them to governor Gavin Newsom for final approval. Assembly Bill 2188 would prohibit employers from discriminating or penalising employees in hiring, termination, or any term or condition of employment for using cannabis while off the job, with some exceptions. AB 1894 would prohibit the packaging of cannabis vaporisers and cartridges from indicating that they are disposable and require specific labelling about proper disposal. Finally, AB 1885 would expand the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act to cover cannabis products intended for animals (not including livestock or food animals) and require regulations for such products.
26th August 2022
- US - California: Amendments to Senate Bill (SB) 1326 have been concurred to by the Senate, and the bill will now go to the governor for final approval. SB 1326 would allow the governor to permit transactions between cannabis licensees in California and cannabis licensees in other states, but this would not be allowed unless there is a change in federal law or a memorandum by the US Department of Justice to allow interstate cannabis commerce.
23rd August 2022
US - California: The Assembly has amended and passed Senate Bill 1326 and sent it back to the Senate to consider the amendments. The bill would allow the governor to permit transactions between cannabis licensees in California and cannabis licensees in other states, but this would require a change in federal law or a memorandum by the US Department of Justice to allow interstate cannabis commerce.
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