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CA AB1656

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/18/2022

Primary Sponsor

Cecilia Aguiar-Curry

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Origin

State Assembly

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Allows cannabis licensees under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) to manufacture, distribute, and sell products containing industrial hemp or hemp-derived cannabinoids, extracts, or derivatives.

  • Requires such products to comply with all applicable state laws and regulations, including the Food and Agricultural Code and Health and Safety Code provisions governing hemp.

  • Aims to enhance the viability of licensed cannabis businesses by allowing them to compete with the illicit cannabis marketplace through expanded product offerings.

  • Clarifies that MAUCRSA does not prohibit licensees from handling industrial hemp products, which are otherwise exempt from cannabis licensing requirements.

Legislative Description

Cannabis: industrial hemp.

Last Action

Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Leyva.

8/31/2022

Committee Referrals

Business, Professions and Economic Development5/4/2022
Rules4/19/2022
Business and Professions1/27/2022

Full Bill Text

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