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(Coauthor(s): Assembly Member Chesbro, Huffman, Skinner)
AB 2312, as amended, Ammiano. Controlled substances.
(1) Existing law provides that qualified patients, persons with valid identification cards, and the designated primary caregivers of qualified patients and persons with identification cards who associate within the State of California in order to cultivate marijuana for medical purposes, collectively or cooperatively, shall not, solely on that basis, be subject to state criminal sanctions for the possession, sale, transport, or other proscribed acts relating to marijuana.
This bill instead authorizes qualified patients, persons with valid identification cards, and the designated primary caregivers of qualified patients and persons with identification cards, to associate within the State of California as collectives, cooperatives, and other business entities to cultivate, acquire, process, possess, transport, test, sell, and distribute marijuana for medical purposes. The bill would provide that these persons shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or specified sanctions for possessing, selling, transporting, or engaging in other proscribed acts relating to marijuana, unless they are not in compliance with the registration requirements described in this bill.
(2) Existing law makes it a misdemeanor offense to, among other things, fraudulently use or obtain a medical marijuana identification card.
(3) Existing law, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, an initiative measure, prohibits prosecution for the possession or cultivation of marijuana of a patient or a patient’s primary caregiver who possesses or cultivates marijuana for the personal medical purposes of the patient upon the written or oral recommendation or approval of a physician. Existing law, the Medical Marijuana Program Act, exempts qualified patients who hold an identification card issued pursuant to the program, and the caregivers of those persons, from certain state criminal sanctions related to the possession, cultivation, transportation, processing, or use of limited amounts of marijuana, as specified.
This bill would establish the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Control Act for the purposes of regulating and controlling medical marijuana activities. The bill would establish the Board of Medical Marijuana Enforcement in the Department of Consumer Affairs, and require the board to perform specified duties relating to the regulation of medical marijuana facilities, as defined. The governing body of the board would consist of 9 members, appointed by the Governor, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Speaker of the Assembly. The duties of the board would include, but not be limited to, issuing or denying registration applications, establishing fees for administering these provisions, adopting regulations in connection with these provisions, and issuing fines and penalties for the violation of these provisions.
The bill would preempt local laws regarding the regulation and control of medical marijuana and would prohibit a medical marijuana facility, as defined, from operating without state-approved registration, except as specified. The bill would generally require a city or county to permit no fewer than one medical marijuana dispensary, as defined, per 50,000 residents, provided that a city or county would be permitted to opt out of this requirement, pursuant to certain procedures. The bill would exempt from the bill’s provisions individual patients and caregivers cultivating marijuana at their residences who do not sell or charge for the cultivation.
The bill would require the board to make available mandatory registration application forms no later than July 1, 2013, and to make a thorough investigation to determine whether the applicant meets specified criteria. The bill would require that all registration applications be approved unless the applicant fails to meet the criteria. The bill would require a registration application to be approved or denied no later than 180 days after the application is filed with the board, and, if the board fails to act within this time, would require that the application be deemed approved. The bill would require a person applying for the renewal of an existing registration to apply no less than 60 days prior to the expiration, and would require the board to act upon a timely filed registration renewal application no later than 10 days prior to the expiration of the registration.
(4) Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county and the governing body of a city to levy, increase, or extend a transactions and use tax at a rate of 0.25%, or a multiple thereof, at a combined rate not to exceed 2% if approved by the required vote of the board or governing body and the required vote of qualified voters.
This bill would additionally authorize the board of supervisors of a county and the governing body of a city to levy, increase, or extend a transactions and use tax on the retail sale of or storage, use, or other consumption of, medical marijuana or medical marijuana-infused products for general and specified purposes, as provided, at a combined rate not to exceed 2.5%. This bill would authorize the board of supervisors to levy, increase, or extend the tax at a rate of ____ percent, or a multiple thereof. This bill would authorize the governing body of a city to levy, increase, or extend the tax at a rate of ____ percent, or a multiple thereof 5%.
(1) In 1996, the people of the State of California enacted the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, codified in Section 11362.5 of the Health and Safety Code. The people of the State of California declared that their purpose in enacting the measure was, among other things, “[t]o ensure that seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes where that medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician who has determined that the person’s health would benefit from the use of marijuana in the treatment of cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which marijuana provides relief.”
(3) In 2003, the Legislature enacted the Medical Marijuana Program Act (MMPA), codified in Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11362.7) of Chapter 6 of Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code. Under the guidance of the MMPA, approximately 60 California cities and counties have created medical marijuana access ordinances that can act as a guide for the state. However, many other cities and counties are calling for more guidance and regulation from the state and have passed bans or moratoria on medical marijuana cultivation and distribution while awaiting such guidance.
(5) Despite the passage of the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 and the MMPA, because there is no effective statewide system for regulating and controlling medical marijuana, local law enforcement officials have been confronted with uncertainty about the legality of some medical marijuana cultivation and distribution activities, and many cities and counties have passed local ordinances that in some cases ban the cultivation or distribution of medical marijuana.
(6) Marijuana has widely accepted medical applications that make it inappropriate to classify it as a Schedule I controlled substance in the State of California. Furthermore, current marijuana laws require costly, mandatory felony penalties for minor marijuana offenses, imposing excessive legal costs in minor medical marijuana cases and unduly burdening the state’s law enforcement and prison system.
(7) For the protection of all Californians, the state must act to regulate and control medical marijuana. Cities and counties should be allowed to impose reasonable local taxes and enact reasonable zoning regulations and other restrictions applicable to the cultivation and distribution of medical marijuana based on local needs.
(8) A state board shall be created to regulate and control the mandatory registration of all individuals and entities involved in the commercial cultivation, processing, manufacturing, testing, transportation, distribution, and sale of medical marijuana in this state.
(1) To establish a statewide system for regulating and controlling medical marijuana activities by creating a state board to enact and enforce regulations governing the cultivation, processing, manufacturing, testing, transportation, distribution, and sale of medical marijuana.
(3) To prohibit the issuance and use of fraudulent or forged physician’s recommendations for medical marijuana.
(4) To establish the Board of Medical Marijuana Enforcement to be located within the Department of Consumer Affairs to provide a governmental agency that will ensure the strict, honest, impartial, and uniform administration and enforcement of the medical marijuana laws throughout the state.
(5) To fulfill the promise of the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 to “implement a plan for the safe and affordable distribution of marijuana to all patients in medical need of marijuana.”
(6) To support the creation of a more appropriate schedule for marijuana that recognizes its medical use in the State of California.
(7) To establish a statewide registration process to identify for law enforcement which individuals and entities are exempt from state law criminal penalties.
(8) To reduce the cost of medical marijuana enforcement by providing law enforcement guidelines to more easily determine whether or not a person is acting in conformance with the state’s medical marijuana laws and by providing courts and prosecutors flexibility in the punishment of minor marijuana offenses.
Qualified patients, persons with valid identification cards, and the designated primary caregivers of qualified patients and persons with identification cards, may associate within the State of California as collectives, cooperatives, and other business entities to cultivate, acquire, process, possess, transport, test, sell, and distribute marijuana for medical purposes, and shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or sanctions under Section 11357, 11358, 11359, 11360, 11366, 11366.5, 11379.6, or 11570 on the basis of that fact, unless those persons are not in compliance with the registration requirements of Section 11362.91. This section applies to all members of an entity formed pursuant to this section regardless of whether those members contribute to any of the activities of the entity. This section applies regardless of whether the registration procedure described in Section 11362.91 is being implemented.
Section 11362.81 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
(5) A person who knowingly produces, issues, utilizes, or sells a falsified, forged, or fraudulent physician’s recommendation for medical marijuana.
Section 11362.83 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
(a) Adopting local ordinances that regulate the location, operation, or establishment of a medical marijuana cooperative or collective, consistent with this article and Article 2.8 (commencing with Section 11362.84).
Article 2.8 (commencing with Section 11362.84) is added to Chapter 6 of Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
Article 2.8. Medical Marijuana Regulation and Control
(a) “Act” means the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Control Act.
(b) “Board” means the Board of Medical Marijuana Enforcement.
(c) “Executive director” means the Executive Director of the Board of Medical Marijuana Enforcement.
(d) “Financial institution” means a bank, savings and loan association, or credit union chartered under the laws of this state or the United States.
(e) “Fund” means the Medical Marijuana Fund.
(f) “Mandatory registrant” means a person required to register with the board pursuant to the provisions of this article.
(g) “Mandatory registration” means a registration issued by the board pursuant to this article.
(h) “Medical marijuana dispensary” means any facility, building, structure, or location where medical marijuana is sold to qualified patients, primary caregivers, or persons with identification cards issued pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11362.7).
(i) “Medical marijuana facility” means any facility, building, structure, or location where medical marijuana is grown, processed, stored, manufactured, tested, or sold, other than a location or building in which a patient or a patient’s primary caregiver is growing medical marijuana for the patient’s own medical use and not for sale.
(j) “Medical marijuana industry union” means a labor union, which has at its core retail, agriculture, food and processing, or textiles, whose members work in the medical marijuana industry.
(k) “Person” includes any individual, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, or any other group or combination thereof acting as a unit.
This article shall not apply to, and shall have no diminishing effect on, the rights and protections currently granted to individual patients and primary caregivers pursuant to Section 11362.5 or Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11362.7).
11362.86.
A medical marijuana facility shall operate in accordance with this article. Individual patients and caregivers cultivating marijuana at their private residences for the patient’s use who do not sell or charge for the cultivation of marijuana are not considered medical marijuana facilities, and are exempt from mandatory registration.
11362.87.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that each city, county, and city and county permit the development of sufficient numbers and types of medical marijuana facilities as are commensurate with local needs, consistent with the provisions of this article.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (d), (e), or (f), the provisions of this article shall preempt all local ordinances or regulations relating to the regulation and control of medical marijuana and shall apply equally to a charter city or county.
(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), (e), or (f), a city or county shall not prohibit the operation of persons registered pursuant to this article or restrict their location or operation to frustrate the provisions of this article, to render the application or enforcement of this article impractical or impossible, or to restrict the location of medical marijuana dispensaries so as to authorize fewer than one medical marijuana dispensary per 50,000 residents.
(d) A city or county with a population of at least 50,000 may prohibit the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries within its jurisdiction, or limit the number of allowed medical marijuana dispensaries to a number below one per 50,000 residents, if an ordinance or regulation authorizing that restriction has been approved by the voters of lawfully enacted by the city, county, or city and county in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 9100) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9200) of Division 9 of the Elections Code. In no event may a city, county, or city and county enact legislation that impairs the rights granted to qualified patients and their caregivers pursuant to Section 11362.5 or Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11362.7).
(e) A city or county with a population of less than 50,000 residents may prohibit the establishment of a medical marijuana dispensary within its jurisdiction provided that the legislative body of a city or county make a written finding to the board supported by evidence adduced during at least one public hearing that medical marijuana is reasonably available to its residents by other means.
(f) (1) A legislative body of a city or county with existing medical marijuana regulations may provide to the board a list of regulated persons that it finds to be in good standing under its local medical marijuana regulations in force as of the effective date of the act adding this article, which shall be accompanied by a certified copy of any ordinance regulating the location or operation of medical marijuana facilities in that jurisdiction. These persons shall automatically be deemed successful mandatory registrants for purposes of this article, and shall be exempt from renewal procedures for three years from the effective date of the act adding this article.
(2) Any person found to not be in good standing by the legislative body of a city, county, or city and county pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not automatically be deemed a successful mandatory registrant for purposes of this article.
(g) If a city or county does not enact a medical marijuana dispensary zoning ordinance, medical marijuana dispensaries and facilities in that jurisdiction shall be wholly regulated by the board pursuant to this article, and medical marijuana dispensaries and facilities that are mandatory registrants may locate in that jurisdiction in any location that the board finds to be appropriately zoned, subject to the restrictions of Section 11362.768.
11362.88.
There is within the Department of Consumer Affairs a Board of Medical Marijuana Enforcement. The board shall be administered by a governing body as prescribed by Section 11362.881 and a civil executive officer, who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Director of Consumer Affairs, and who shall be known as the Executive Director of the Board of Medical Marijuana Enforcement. Funds for the establishment and support of the board shall be advanced as a loan by the Department of Consumer Affairs and shall be repaid by the initial proceeds from fees collected pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 11362.882.
11362.881.
(a) The governing body of the board shall consist of nine members appointed as follows:
(1) Three members who are residents of California shall be appointed, one of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(2) Two members, who are licensed physicians and have experience with clinical applications of medical marijuana, shall be appointed by the Governor.
(3) One member, who is a full-time peace officer, shall be appointed by the Governor.
(4) One member, who is a medical marijuana patient advocate, shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(5) One member, who is a qualified medical marijuana patient, shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(6) One member, who is a representative from a medical marijuana industry union, as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 11362.84, shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(b) In making appointments pursuant to this article, the Governor, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Speaker of the Assembly shall make good faith efforts to ensure that their appointments reflect the economic, social, and geographic diversity of the state.
(c) The authority responsible for appointing a member of the governing body of the board shall appoint each member within 90 days of the effective date of the act adding this article.
(d) A majority of the total appointed membership of the governing body of the board shall constitute a quorum. Any action taken by the governing body of the board under this article requires a majority vote of the members present at the meeting of the governing body of the board, with a quorum being present, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this article.
(e) The governing body of the board shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members and shall meet at least quarterly on call of the executive director, the chairperson, or three members of the governing body of the board.
(f) The terms of office of the members of the governing body of the board shall be as follows:
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the terms of the members of the governing body of the board shall be three calendar years, commencing January 1 of the year of appointment. No member shall serve more than two consecutive full terms; provided, however, that a term or part of a term served pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) shall not be included in this limitation.
(2) The terms of the members of the governing body of the board shall be staggered as follows:
(A) The first members appointed on or after January 1 of the year following the effective date of this article pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall serve from the date of appointment to the end of that calendar year, plus one additional year.
(B) The first members appointed on or after January 1 of the year following the effective date of this article pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a) shall serve from the date of appointment to the end of that calendar year, plus two additional years.
(C) The first members appointed on or after January 1 of the year following the effective date of this article pursuant to paragraphs (4) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (a) shall serve from the date of appointment to the end of that calendar year, plus three additional years.
(3) If a vacancy occurs prior to the expiration of the term for the vacated seat, the appointing authority of that vacant seat shall appoint a replacement member for the remainder of the unexpired term within 30 days after the occurrence of the vacancy.
(g) Each member of the governing body of the board shall be paid one hundred dollars ($100) per day plus travel expenses, including expenses for lodging and meals, which are incurred in the attendance at board meetings or in conducting the business of the board. All per diem and expense claims are subject to approval by the executive director.
11362.882.
(1) (A) Commencing September 1, 2013, approve or deny mandatory registration applications for the cultivation, processing, manufacturing, testing, transportation, distribution, and sale of medical marijuana as provided by state law.
(B) Suspend, fine, restrict, or revoke registration upon a violation of this article or a rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this article.
(C) Impose any penalty authorized by this article or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this article.
(D) Take any reasonable action with respect to a mandatory registration application in accordance with procedures established pursuant to this article.
(2) Commencing July 1, 2013, adopt, amend, and rescind reasonable regulations, special rulings, and findings as necessary for the regulation and control of the cultivation, processing, manufacturing, testing, transportation, distribution, and sale of medical marijuana, and to govern the procedures of the board to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon it by this article, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(3) (A) Hear and determine at a public hearing any appeals of a mandatory registration application denial or renewal application denial and any complaints against a registered person.
(B) Administer oaths and issue subpoenas to require the presence of individuals and the production of papers, books, and records necessary to the determination of any hearing. Any hearing under this section shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(4) Maintain the confidentiality of any information obtained from a registered person related to medical marijuana patients or caregivers in strict compliance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1320d et seq.), the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 56) of Division 1 of the Civil Code), and the Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act (Article 6.6 (commencing with Section 791) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Insurance Code).
(5) Develop any forms, identification cards, and applications that are necessary or convenient in the reasonable discretion of the board for the administration of this article or any of the rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this article.
(6) Oversee the operation of the Medical Marijuana Fund created pursuant to Section 11362.89.
(7) Establish reasonable fees for processing all applications, registrations, notices, or reports required to be submitted to the board. The amount of fees shall reflect the direct and indirect costs of the board in the administration and enforcement of this article and shall be assessed on a sliding fee scale to reflect the projected revenue of the particular registrant. Fees assessed pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited into the Medical Marijuana Fund.
(8) Commencing July 1, 2013, develop zoning standards for purposes of implementing subdivision (g) of Section 11362.87.
(b) Regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be reasonable and shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
(1) Procedures and grounds for issuing, renewing, denying, suspending, issuing fines in connection with, restricting, or revoking a mandatory registration issued pursuant to this article.
(2) Civil penalties for violation of the provisions of this article, including fines imposed pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 11362.91.
(3) Prohibition of misrepresentation and unfair practices.
(4) Best practices guiding advertisements promoting the purchase of medical marijuana.
(5) Security requirements for premises subject to mandatory registration pursuant to this article, including lighting, physical security, alarm, and reporting requirements for changes, alterations, or modifications to the premises.
(6) Regulations for the storage and transportation of medical marijuana.
(7) Requirements for waste disposal and recycling.
(8) Best practices relating to the labeling, packaging, and testing of medical marijuana.
(9) Guidelines regarding cultivation, including use of pesticides and fungicides and the reduction of environmental impacts.
(10) Establishment of exemptions from registration or reduced fees for noncommercial collectives, not-for-profit registrants, and other qualified persons.
(11) Protocols to prevent unlawful diversion of marijuana.
(12) Establishment of a committee to advise the Legislature on the rescheduling of marijuana under federal law and under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11053).
(13) Any other regulation in furtherance of this article.
(c) Nothing in this article shall be construed as authorizing the board to set prices for medical marijuana.
11362.89.
(a) All moneys collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the Medical Marijuana Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury.
(b) There is hereby established the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Penalty Account within the fund, to receive the penalty amounts collected pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 11362.91 and any other penalty amounts levied pursuant to this article. Moneys in the account shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of this article.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, the fund shall also include any interest and dividends earned on money in the fund.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys in the fund, except for moneys in the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Penalty Account, are hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the board solely for the purpose of fully funding all costs associated with implementing, enforcing, and administering this article with respect to the purpose for which those moneys were collected. From moneys in the fund, the board shall reimburse the Department of Consumer Affairs for its administrative expenses incurred on behalf of the board.
11362.90.
All applicable provisions of Division 1 (commencing with Section 100) of the Business and Professions Code shall govern and apply to the conduct of the board.
11362.901.
Except as specified in Section 11362.881, the executive director shall be the appointing authority of all employees within the board. All heads of divisions and committees and other employees within the board shall be responsible to the executive director for the proper carrying out of the duties and responsibilities of their respective positions.
11362.902.
The executive director may bring an action to enjoin a violation or a threatened violation of any provision of this article with the vote of a majority of the members of the governing body of the board. The action may be brought in the county in which the violation occurred or is threatened to occur. Any proceeding brought pursuant to this section shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
11362.91.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a medical marijuana facility shall not operate until it has filed a mandatory registration application with the board and the board has approved the mandatory registration application pursuant to this article. For the purpose of regulating the cultivation, processing, manufacturing, testing, transportation, distribution, and sale of medical marijuana, the board, in its reasonable discretion, may establish various classes or types of registrations for specific medical marijuana-related activities, subject to the provisions and restrictions provided by this article. A mandatory registration application or renewal shall be approved unless the board determines that any of the following are true:
(1) An applicant, or the medical marijuana facility location for which the applicant is applying for mandatory registration, fails to meet the requirements of this article or any regulation promulgated pursuant to this article.
(2) An applicant, or any of its officers or directors, is under 21 years of age.
(3) An applicant has knowingly answered a question or request for information falsely on the application form.
(4) An applicant, or any of its officers or directors, has been convicted in the previous five years of a violent felony, as specified in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5 of the Penal Code, a serious felony, as specified in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 of the Penal Code, a felony offense involving fraud or deceit, or any other felony that, in the board’s estimation, would impair the applicant’s ability to appropriately operate a medical marijuana facility.
(5) An applicant is a licensed physician making patient recommendations for medical marijuana.
(6) An applicant, or any of its officers or directors, has been sanctioned by the board for operating an unregistered medical marijuana facility or has had a mandatory registration revoked in the previous three years.
(b) No later than July 1, 2013, the board shall make available mandatory registration application forms for all persons subject to mandatory registration. Upon receipt of an application for mandatory registration and the applicable fee, the board shall make a thorough investigation to determine whether the applicant and the premises for which a mandatory registration is applied qualify for registration, and comply with local ordinances and zoning, and whether the provisions of this article have been complied with. The board shall deny an application for mandatory registration if either the applicant or the premises for which a registration is applied do not qualify for registration under this article. A mandatory registration application shall be approved or denied no later than 180 days after a mandatory registration application is filed with the board. If the board fails to act on an application within 180 days, it shall be deemed approved.
(c) Each mandatory registration application approved by the board pursuant to this article is separate and distinct. An applicant may apply for a mandatory registration in more than one class of specific medical marijuana activities.
(d) All mandatory registration applications that are approved by the board pursuant to this article shall be valid for a period not to exceed two years from the date of approval unless revoked or suspended pursuant to this article or the rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this article.
(e) Ninety days prior to the expiration date of an existing mandatory registration, the board shall notify the person of the expiration date by first-class mail at the person’s address of record with the board. A person shall apply for the renewal of an existing mandatory registration to the board not less than 60 days prior to the expiration. The board, in its discretion and based upon reasonable grounds, may waive the 60-day time requirement set forth in this subdivision. The board shall act upon a timely filed registration renewal application no later than 10 days prior to the expiration of the registration.
(f) A medical marijuana facility operating in conformance with local zoning requirements as of the effective date of this article may continue its operations until such time as its application for mandatory registration has been approved or denied.
(g) Operating a medical marijuana facility without an approved mandatory registration may result in fines of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), and the board may order the destruction of any marijuana being cultivated or possessed in violation of this article. Any fines collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited into the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Penalty Account established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 11362.89.
(h) If, at any time after July 1, 2013, the board has not formed, is not accepting applications for mandatory registration, or is not granting mandatory registrations in response to valid applications, then a medical marijuana facility or medical marijuana dispensary that is operating in compliance with applicable city or county ordinances may continue to operate without a mandatory registration.
11362.92.
(a) A person whose mandatory registration application has been approved by the board, and its agents, officers, directors, and employees acting on its behalf, shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or other criminal, civil, or administrative sanctions under state or local law for actions approved by the board in accordance with its registration application, including, as applicable, the cultivation, processing, manufacturing, testing, transportation, distribution, sale, or possession, of medical marijuana.
(b) Nothing in this article shall prevent a city, county, or city and county from enforcing a zoning ordinance or law of general application, except as specified in this article.
(c) No funds shall be spent by state or local officials to assist federal authorities in enforcing marijuana prohibitions with regard to activities carried out by persons in compliance with the provisions of this article. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit a law enforcement agency’s ability to investigate unlawful activity in relation to a mandatory registrant.
11362.93.
A financial institution shall not be penalized in any manner under state law for either of the following:
(a) Providing lending services to persons whose mandatory registration application has been approved by the board pursuant to this article or securing any such loans to those persons with assets of those persons.
(b) Owning or possessing medical marijuana or warehouse receipts as security for an obligation or as a result of enforcement of a security interest, after permission has been given by the board, or selling the medical marijuana or warehouse receipts to a registrant authorized to sell for resale that medical marijuana or those warehouse receipts.
Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 7294) is added to Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:
CHAPTER 4. Local Medical Marijuana Taxes
Article 1. Counties Medical Marijuana Tax
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the board of supervisors of any county may levy, increase, or extend a transactions and use tax on the sale of for tangible personal property that is medical marijuana or medical marijuana-infused products for general purposes at a rate of ____ percent, or a multiple thereof, if the ordinance proposing that tax is approved by a two-thirds vote of all members of the board of supervisors and the tax is approved by a majority vote of the qualified voters of the county voting in an election on the issue. The board of supervisors may levy, increase, or extend more than one transactions and use tax under this section, if the adoption of each tax is in the manner prescribed in this section. The
(b) (1) The transactions and use tax shall conform to Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251).
(2) Notwithstanding Section 7251.1, the tax rate authorized by this section shall not be considered for purposes of the combined rate established by that section.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the board of supervisors of any county may levy, increase, or extend a transactions and use tax on for tangible personal property that is medical marijuana or medical marijuana-infused products for specific purposes. The tax may be levied, increased, or extended at a rate of ____ percent, or a multiple thereof, for the purpose for which it is established, if all of the following requirements are met:
(2) (A) The transactions and use tax conforms to the Transactions and Use Tax Law Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251).
(B) Notwithstanding Section 7251.1, the tax rate authorized by this section shall not be considered for purposes of the combined rate established by that section.
Notwithstanding any other law, the combined rate of all taxes imposed in any county pursuant to this article and pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 7295) shall not exceed the rate of 2.5 5 percent.
Article 2. Cities Medical Marijuana Tax
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of any city may levy, increase, or extend a transactions and use tax on the sale of for tangible personal property that is medical marijuana or medical marijuana-infused products for general purposes at a rate of ____ percent, or a multiple thereof, if the ordinance proposing that tax is approved by a two-thirds vote of all members of that governing body and the tax is approved by a majority vote of the qualified voters of the city voting in an election on the issue. The governing body may levy, increase, or extend more than one transactions and use tax under this section, if the adoption of each tax is in the manner prescribed in this section. The
Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of any city may levy, increase, or extend a transactions and use tax on the sale of for tangible personal property that is medical marijuana or medical marijuana-infused products for specific purposes. The tax may be levied, increased, or extended at a rate of ____ percent, or a multiple thereof, for the purpose for which it is established, if all of the following requirements are met:
(b) (1) The transactions and use tax conforms to the Transactions and Use Tax Law Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251).
(a) The authority of a city to impose transactions and use taxes under Sections 7295 and 7295.5 shall not exceed the rate of 1 2 percent.
(b) An ordinance proposing a tax shall contain a provision that any person subject to a transactions and use tax under a county ordinance shall be entitled to credit against the payment of taxes due under that ordinance in the amount of transactions and use tax due to any city in the county.