BILL NUMBER: AB 473	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ammiano

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2013

   An act relating to medical cannabis.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 473, as introduced, Ammiano. Medical cannabis: state regulatory
structure.
   Existing law, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, an initiative
measure enacted by the approval of Proposition 215 at the November 6,
1996, statewide general election, authorizes the use of marijuana
for medical purposes. Existing law enacted by the Legislature
requires the establishment of a program for the issuance of
identification cards to qualified patients so that they may lawfully
use marijuana for medical purposes, and requires the establishment of
guidelines for the lawful cultivation of marijuana grown for medical
use.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would, pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act of
1996, provide a comprehensive state regulatory structure for medical
cannabis cultivation, processing, testing, and distribution.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would, pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act of
1996, provide a comprehensive state regulatory structure for medical
cannabis cultivation, processing, testing, and distribution.