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Rules Committee advances Clint Kellum after hearing on labeling, youth protections and illicit market enforcement
Summary
The Senate Rules Committee voted 4–0 to advance Governor Newsom’s nominee Clint Kellum to the full Senate for confirmation as director of the Department of Cannabis Control after questioning about consumer education, labeling and illicit-market enforcement.
Clint Kellum, the governor’s nominee for director of the Department of Cannabis Control, told the Senate Rules Committee that he aims to strengthen consumer protections, reduce youth exposure and shrink the illicit cannabis market as the committee voted to advance his nomination to the full Senate.
Kellum opened by thanking the governor and saying he has 18 years of state service. He said the department is working to make the legal market more accessible and to reduce consumer confusion, including through a Real California Cannabis public awareness campaign and a consumer-facing website that lists licensed…
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