HomeMy WebLinkAboutBureau of Cannabis Control - Withdrawal of Proposed Medical Cannabis Regulations Menchaca, Clarissa
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Subject: FW: LICENSING AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCE WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSED MEDICAL
CANNABIS REGULATIONS
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From: Bureau of Cannabis Control [mailto:BCC-GENERAL@DCALISTS.CA.GOV] On Behalf Of
bmmr@dca.ca.gov
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2017 4:43 PM
To: BCC-GENERAL@DCALISTS.CA.GOV
Subject: LICENSING AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCE WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSED MEDICAL CANNABIS
REGULATIONS
SACRAMENTO—California's three cannabis licensing authorities announced today the official withdrawal of
the medical cannabis regulations that were proposed in late spring by the Department of Consumer Affairs'
Bureau of Cannabis Control, Department of Public Health's Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch and
Department of Food and Agriculture's CallCannabis Cultivation Licensing. The official withdrawal will occur
October 6. The proposed regulations were geared toward the implementation of the Medical Cannabis
Regulation and Safety Act. These licensing authorities held hearings and accepted public comments regarding
the proposed regulations during a 45-day public comment period.
However, in late June,the Legislature passed and the Governor signed into law, the Medicinal and Adult-Use
Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act, which creates one regulatory system for both medicinal and adult-uise
cannabis. Because of that action, the licensing authorities will withdraw the proposed medical regulations and
will instead move forward with one regulatory package for both medicinal and: adult-use cannabis.
The three cannabis licensing authorities will develop emergency regulations based on the new law and will
incorporate the robust and valuable public comment received on the proposed medical cannabis regulations.
The summary of public comments, as well as the responses to those comments, received by each agency—
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either in, writing or in person at one of the public comment forums hosted by the three agencies—can be
viewed by clicking the links below,
Bureau of Cannabis Control:
http://bcc.ca.golv/law_regs/mcrsa—comments.pdf
http://bcc.ca.gov/law_regs/mcrsa—lab—comments.pdf
CA Department of Food and Ag:
http://canna,bis.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/09/Medical-Cannabis-Culltivation-Regullations-
Draft-Comment-Summary,pdf
CA Department of Public Health:
https://www.cdph!,ca.gov/P,rograms/CEH/DFDCS/CDPH/20Document�/�2OLibrary/Cannabis�/�2OComments%20
(Final%20on%20CD,PH%2OLetterhead).pdf
The licensing authorities will use the emergency rulemaking process for the new regulations. The emergency
regulations are expected to be published in November. The implementation date for the issuance of
commercial cannabis licenses remains the same:January 1, 2018.
For additional information about the three licensing authorities, or to learn about updates as they become
available, please visit the state's Cannabis Web Portal —www.cannablis.ca.gov.
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