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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          AB 2385 (Jones-Sawyer) - Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety  
          Act:  state licenses:  Measure D
          
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          |Version: June 22, 2016          |Policy Vote: B., P. & E.D. 7 -  |
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          |Urgency: No                     |Mandate: No                     |
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          |Hearing Date: August 11, 2016   |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy    |
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          *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
             The following information is revised to reflect amendments 
                     adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016






          Bill  
          Summary:  AB 2385 would exempt commercial cannabis applicants  
          from the requirement that they have a local license as a  
          condition of state licensure, if the applicant meets the  
          requirements of the City of Los Angeles' Measure D.


          Fiscal  
          Impact:  Ongoing costs of $160,000 per year for the Bureau of  
          Medical Cannabis Regulation to license applicants from the City  
          of Los Angeles and verify that licensees meet the requirements  
          of Measure D and all applicable state requirements (Medical  







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          Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act Fund). 


          Author  
          Amendments:  Revise the bill to avoid chaptering issues with a  
          recently adopted budget trailer bill.





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