CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 658Introduced by Senator BradfordFebruary 22, 2019 An act relating to cannabis. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 658, as introduced, Bradford. The California Cannabis Equity Act.Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances.Existing law, the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities. MAUCRSA generally divides responsibility for the state licensure and regulation of commercial cannabis activity among the Department of Food and Agriculture, the State Department of Public Health, and the Bureau of Cannabis Control, which MAUCRSA establishes within the Department of Consumer Affairs.Existing law, the California Cannabis Equity Act of 2018, authorizes the bureau, upon request by a local jurisdiction, to provide technical assistance to a specified local equity program, which the act defines as a program adopted or operated by a local jurisdiction that focuses on inclusion and support of individuals and communities in Californias cannabis industry who are linked to populations or neighborhoods that were negatively or disproportionately impacted by cannabis criminalization. The act requires the bureau to administer a grant program for local jurisdictions that have adopted or operate a local equity program, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation providing support and funding to local jurisdictions with established cannabis equity programs.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation providing support and funding to local jurisdictions with established cannabis equity programs. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 658Introduced by Senator BradfordFebruary 22, 2019 An act relating to cannabis. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 658, as introduced, Bradford. The California Cannabis Equity Act.Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances.Existing law, the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities. MAUCRSA generally divides responsibility for the state licensure and regulation of commercial cannabis activity among the Department of Food and Agriculture, the State Department of Public Health, and the Bureau of Cannabis Control, which MAUCRSA establishes within the Department of Consumer Affairs.Existing law, the California Cannabis Equity Act of 2018, authorizes the bureau, upon request by a local jurisdiction, to provide technical assistance to a specified local equity program, which the act defines as a program adopted or operated by a local jurisdiction that focuses on inclusion and support of individuals and communities in Californias cannabis industry who are linked to populations or neighborhoods that were negatively or disproportionately impacted by cannabis criminalization. The act requires the bureau to administer a grant program for local jurisdictions that have adopted or operate a local equity program, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation providing support and funding to local jurisdictions with established cannabis equity programs.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 658 Introduced by Senator BradfordFebruary 22, 2019 Introduced by Senator Bradford February 22, 2019 An act relating to cannabis. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 658, as introduced, Bradford. The California Cannabis Equity Act. Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances.Existing law, the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities. MAUCRSA generally divides responsibility for the state licensure and regulation of commercial cannabis activity among the Department of Food and Agriculture, the State Department of Public Health, and the Bureau of Cannabis Control, which MAUCRSA establishes within the Department of Consumer Affairs.Existing law, the California Cannabis Equity Act of 2018, authorizes the bureau, upon request by a local jurisdiction, to provide technical assistance to a specified local equity program, which the act defines as a program adopted or operated by a local jurisdiction that focuses on inclusion and support of individuals and communities in Californias cannabis industry who are linked to populations or neighborhoods that were negatively or disproportionately impacted by cannabis criminalization. The act requires the bureau to administer a grant program for local jurisdictions that have adopted or operate a local equity program, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation providing support and funding to local jurisdictions with established cannabis equity programs. Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances. Existing law, the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities. MAUCRSA generally divides responsibility for the state licensure and regulation of commercial cannabis activity among the Department of Food and Agriculture, the State Department of Public Health, and the Bureau of Cannabis Control, which MAUCRSA establishes within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law, the California Cannabis Equity Act of 2018, authorizes the bureau, upon request by a local jurisdiction, to provide technical assistance to a specified local equity program, which the act defines as a program adopted or operated by a local jurisdiction that focuses on inclusion and support of individuals and communities in Californias cannabis industry who are linked to populations or neighborhoods that were negatively or disproportionately impacted by cannabis criminalization. The act requires the bureau to administer a grant program for local jurisdictions that have adopted or operate a local equity program, as specified. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation providing support and funding to local jurisdictions with established cannabis equity programs. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation providing support and funding to local jurisdictions with established cannabis equity programs. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation providing support and funding to local jurisdictions with established cannabis equity programs. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation providing support and funding to local jurisdictions with established cannabis equity programs. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation providing support and funding to local jurisdictions with established cannabis equity programs. ### SECTION 1.