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                                                                    SB 848
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          Date of Hearing:  August 25, 1999

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
                              Carole Migden, Chairwoman

                SB 848 (Vasconcellos) - As Amended: August 16, 1999 

          Policy Committee:                              HealthVote:9 - 4

          Urgency:                          State Mandated Local  
          Program:YesReimbursable:          Yes

           SUMMARY  

          This bill establishes a registration program for individuals to  
          use marijuana for medicinal purposes, consistent with  
          Proposition 215.  The bill:

            

           FISCAL EFFECT  

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           COMMENTS  

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           Analysis Prepared by  :  Bill Wehrle / APPR. / (916) 319-2081