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Assembly Business and Professions Committee advances a slate of bills on cannabis rules, consumer safety and health‑care protections
Summary
The committee advanced about 14 measures after testimony and amendments, moving multiple cannabis‑related bills (on enforcement priorities, packaging, and beverage serving sizes) and consumer‑protection bills for compounded drugs, pharmacy deliveries, veterinary care, and athletic‑pension funding to subsequent committees.
The Assembly Business and Professions Committee on an extended hearing advanced a set of bills covering cannabis regulation, patient protections and consumer rules.
The committee approved amendments and moved most measures forward after testimony from industry groups, public‑health experts and the state auditor. The panel accepted committee or author amendments on several bills and, once a quorum was reached, took roll‑call votes to report many measures to appropriations or other committees.
AB 25 37, authored by Assemblymember Chen, directs the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) to adopt an enforcement‑prioritization policy that distinguishes minor, moderate and serious violations and requires annual reporting. Alex Friedman, president of the California Cannabis Operators Association, said enforcement resources are limited and called the illicit market “the greatest threat” to public safety and the licensed market, noting DCC analysis that “60% of cannabis consumed in…
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