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The California Senate has approved Assembly-passed bills allowing small marijuana growers to sell their products directly to consumers<\/a> at state-organized farmers markets and to legalize cannabis cafes in the state<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, senators voted 27-5 to advance the marijuana farmers markets measure from Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D). Members also approved the cannabis cafe proposal from Assemblymember Matt Haney (D) in a 30-7 vote.<\/p>\n The former bill would also allows on-site cannabis consumption at approved events. If enacted, however, the law would not mean that small cultivators could freely market their products alongside other traditional vendors selling fruits and vegetables at traditional farmers markets, for example, unless there was local and state regulatory approval to sell marijuana at a specialized area.<\/p>\n The bill cleared the Assembly in late May with nearly unanimous support before moving to the Senate, where it passed through two committees. It will still need to go back to the Assembly for concurrence on Senate amendments.<\/p>\n Under the proposal, the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) would be authorized to issue \u201ca state temporary event license to a licensee authorizing onsite cannabis sales to, and consumption by, persons 21 years of age or older at certain venues expressly approved by a local jurisdiction, as specified,\u201d the bill\u00a0text<\/a>\u00a0says.<\/p>\n Local jurisdictions would need to consent to allowing the events in order for a license to be granted.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a farmer\u2019s daughter, knowing the importance of having that direct relationship with the consumer, this allows cannabis farmers to be able to sell at authorized events\u2014cannabis directly to the sellers\u2014bringing the stock right to the person,\u201d Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D) said on the floor.<\/p>\n Applicants wishing to obtain the state temporary events license would also need to meet the definition of a small marijuana producer. That means they could not be cultivating more than one acre of cannabis, 22,000 square feet under a mixed-light tier 1 cultivation license or 5,000 square feet under a mixed-light tier 2 or indoor cultivation license.<\/p>\n This would expand upon a California law\u00a0that was enacted in 2018, allowing regulators to issue temporary marijuana event licenses in jurisdictions where the local government permits it.<\/p>\n It was that policy change that\u00a0allowed marijuana sales and on-site consumption at the California State Fair<\/a>\u00a0for the first time this year. Under that policy, approved retailers could market their cannabis, whereas this latest legislation would extend that to small cultivators that received the necessary license.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Haney\u2019s separate cannabis cafe bill that also passed the Senate this week would allow on-site marijuana consumption at licensed businesses that could also offer non-cannabis food and non-alcoholic drinks and host live events such as concerts if they get permission from their local government.<\/p>\n Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed the prior version, saying that while he appreciated that the intent was to \u201cprovide cannabis retailers with increased business opportunities and an avenue to attract new customers,\u201d he felt \u201cconcerned this bill could\u00a0undermine California\u2019s long-standing smoke-free workplace protections<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n To that end, the new measure contains changes to create\u00a0separation between public consumption spaces and back rooms of businesses where food is prepared or stored in order to better protection the health of workers in line with the governor\u2019s concerns.<\/p>\n The bill was further amended in the Senate to make it so local jurisdictions would need to consider whether they\u2019re requiring \u201cadequate ventilation and filtration systems.\u201d It was also revised to stipulate that employees can wear masks, including N95 coverings, without penalty. Employers would be required to pay for those masks.<\/p>\n Additionally, the legislation was amended to specifically prohibit loitering around the cannabis cafe, with licensees being responsible for ensuring that steps are taken to prevent such loitering.<\/p>\n Sen. Ben Allen (D) said on the floor prior to Tuesday\u2019s vote that current law allowing on-site cannabis consumption lounges but banning the sale of food and beverages at such premises \u201chas created costly and cumbersome workarounds to provide their guests with the expected experience by either taking out two property leases or having food items delivered in from outside vendors.\u201d<\/p>\n The\u00a0measure<\/a>, which will also need to go back to the Assembly for concurrence on recent changes, would also allow local governments to decide whether to allow cannabis cafes to operate instead of automatically legalizing them statewide.<\/p>\n The bill makes explicitly clear that hemp-based food items or drinks are not considered \u201cnon-cannabis\u201d products that could be sold at the cafes. It also says that non-cannabis items \u201cshall be stored and displayed separately and distinctly from all cannabis and cannabis products present on the premises.\u201d<\/p>\n The legislation would also allow live musical or other performances on the premises of a cannabis retailer in areas where on-site consumption is allowed.<\/p>\n There have been examples of California businesses that have found workarounds to permit on-site consumption while making food available to guests\u2014but they\u2019ve operated in a grey area, partnering with separately licensed restaurants that receive the profits.<\/p>\n \u2014 Meanwhile in California, a state-funded effort is underway to analyze the genetic information of various marijuana strains<\/a> in order to preserve the state\u2019s rich history of cannabis cultivation. It\u2019s part of a project meant not only to acknowledge the past but also protect the future of legacy growing regions such as the Emerald Triangle.<\/p>\n Separately, a plan from the governor that would have ushered in sweeping changes to the state\u2019s marijuana and hemp markets died earlier this month\u00a0after a Senate committee did not call the bill for a vote ahead of a key legislative deadline.<\/p>\n The measure would have folded hemp-derived cannabinoid products into the state\u2019s regulated marijuana system<\/a> and opened the door to out-of-state hemp producers to sell products into California\u2019s cannabis market. It was an attempt to rein in largely unregulated hemp-derived cannabinoid products and smokable hemp flower, but it\u00a0received sharp pushback<\/a>\u00a0from industry groups including Origins Council as well as some medical patients who said they rely on hemp-derived CBD.<\/p>\n North Dakota Lawmakers Approve Fiscal Note For Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiative, Estimating $10.3 Million In Revenue<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n The post California Senate Passes Bills To Allow Marijuana Sales At State-Run Farmers Markets And Legalize Cannabis Cafes<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
The California Senate has approved Assembly-passed bills allowing small marijuana growers to sell their products directly to consumers at state-organized farmers markets and to legalize cannabis cafes in the state. On Tuesday, senators voted 27-5 to advance the marijuana farmers markets measure from Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D). Members also approvedContinue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":458,"featured_media":77619,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18,81],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77618"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/458"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77618"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77620,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77618\/revisions\/77620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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