Assembly Bill 21 Signed into Law – Revisions Effective Immediately

On Wednesday, the Governor signed Assembly Bill 211 (Wood) into law.  AB 21 is the legislative vehicle that addresses two revisions to the recently-enacted medical marijuana regulatory statutes relating to medical marijuana cultivation.  

The first, C-4 suggests a March 01, 2016 deadline for localities to have cultivation ordinances in place, otherwise the state would become the sole licensing authority for medical marijuana cultivation.  The second, Section G, speaks to local government’s ability to ban/regulate personal grows and patient caregiver grows for medical marijuana.

Since AB 21 contains an “urgency clause,” Section C-4 is repealed as of now, and the revised Section G goes into effect immediately.  RCRC’s letter urging the Governor’s signature of AB 21 can be accessed here.