(Sacramento, CA) - Today, in a historic vote of 60 to 8, the California State Assembly passed AB 266. This measure creates a comprehensive regulatory framework for medical cannabis. AB 266 is joint authored by Assemblymembers Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), and Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova). The vote marks the first time in recent history that a substantive medical cannabis bill has passed the Assembly floor with strong bipartisan support.
Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer, stated, “In 1996, California became the first state in the nation to allow the use of medical cannabis after voters approved Proposition 215. This unprecedented collaborative effort will finally, after 19 years, regulate the medical marijuana industry. AB 266 creates a regulatory system that respects the interests of local government while still providing a consistent statewide structure.”