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The proposed regulations from the California Department of Public Health, Office of Manufactured Cannabis Safety (OMCS), require that cannabis products have a label with a primary panel featuring the visually unstable Cannabis Product Symbol, which looks like it’s about to tip over: The draft regulations propose that the Cannabis Product Symbol must be “no smaller […]
In 2015, the California legislature passed the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA), which set up a regulatory structure for medical cannabis within the state. In 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64, also known as the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), which quasi-legalized cannabis for adult use. AUMA […]
On Friday May 5, the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (a.k.a. the Bureau of Marijuana Control) released the proposed regulations for medical cannabis laboratory testing facilities in California, beginning a 45-day public comment period. “These proposed testing laboratories regulations for medical cannabis follow the same process as those regulations announced […]
California Releases Draft Medical Cannabis Regulations California Releases Draft Medical Canna…egulations | Cannabis Industry Journal The set of proposed rules include requirements for lab testing, traceability, warning symbols and THC limits. Last week, Governor Brown’s Administration released a set of proposed rules for the medical cannabis, attempting to provide […]
On Friday, April 28, 2016, the State of California released proposed medical cannabis regulations through three regulatory agencies: the Bureau of Marijuana Control (formerly the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation) within the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Office of Manufactured Cannabis Safety within the Department of Public Health, and the […]
North Coast cannabis producers react to California’s draft medical marijuana rules | The North Bay Business Journal JULIE JOHNSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | May 2, 2017, 10:33AM The first draft of rules for California’s medical marijuana industry would establish a highly regulated business environment, with strict limits on the hours […]
North Coast marijuana producers react t…l marijuana rules | The Press Democrat JULIE JOHNSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | May 1, 2017, 7:55PM The first draft of rules for California’s medical marijuana industry would establish a highly regulated business environment, with strict limits on the hours of operation and the amount […]
A silver-haired 65-year-old “classic hippie” with soft eyes and a penchant for flowing skirts; there aren’t many people like Sherryanne “Share” Christie in federal prison. Christie began serving a 27-month sentence at a federal prison camp in Phoenix, Arizona, on Oct. 11, 2016. Her official punishment began after more than […]
The video of a September encounter between three deputies and a Boyes Hot Springs couple was so troubling, one of the deputies was out of a job within a week after Sonoma County sheriff’s officials watched it. The deputy was shown forcing open a bedroom door and roughly handling a […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Press Democrat is taking the last 10 days of the year to review the news stories that marked our lives and shaped our region in 2016. For a complete list of the stories, click here. … California was not first this time, but with a clear majority […]