California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 2679


Introduced by Assembly Member Cooley

February 19, 2016


An act to amend Section 19353 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to medical marijuana.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2679, as introduced, Cooley. Medical marijuana.

Existing law, the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, provides for the licensure of persons engaged in specified activities relating to medical marijuana and establishes other regulatory provisions. That act also requires each licensing authority to prepare and submit to the Legislature an annual report on the authority’s activities and post the report on the authority’s Internet Web site.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 19353 of the Business and Professions
2Code
is amended to read:

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19353.  

Beginning on March 1, 2023, and on or before March
41 of eachbegin delete followingend delete yearbegin insert thereafterend insert, each licensing authority shall
5prepare and submit to the Legislature an annual report on the
6authority’s activities and post the report on the authority’s Internet
7Web site. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the
8following information for the previous fiscal year:

P2    1(a) The amount of funds allocated and spent by the licensing
2authority for medical cannabis licensing, enforcement, and
3administration.

4(b) The number of state licenses issued, renewed, denied,
5suspended, and revoked, by state license category.

6(c) The average time for processing state license applications,
7by state license category.

8(d) The number and type of enforcement activities conducted
9by the licensing authorities and by local law enforcement agencies
10in conjunction with the licensing authorities or the bureau.

11(e) The number, type, and amount of penalties, fines, and other
12disciplinary actions taken by the licensing authorities.



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