BILL NUMBER: AB 2545 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Bonta
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
An act relating to medical cannabis.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2545, as introduced, Bonta. Medical cannabis.
The Compassionate Use Act of 1996, an initiative measure enacted
by the approval of Proposition 215 at the November 5, 1996, statewide
general election, authorizes the use of marijuana for medical
purposes. The Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, enacted by
the Legislature, provides for the state licensure and regulation of
certain commercial cannabis activities by the Department of Consumer
Affairs, the Department of Food and Agriculture, or the State
Department of Public Health, as specified.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation addressing the state regulation of medical cannabis grown
on, but transported out of, tribal lands.
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 addressing the state regulation of medical cannabis grown
on, but transported out of, tribal lands.