This past Monday, the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development, Senate Agriculture and Senate Health Committees convened a joint hearing on cannabis regulation. The hearing featured updates from the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation within the Department of Consumer Affairs, California Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Department of Public Health regarding their respective roles….
Read More »Next Monday, January 30, the Senate Business, Professions & Economic Development, Agriculture and Health Committees will host a joint hearing on Cannabis regulations. The hearing will include implementation updates from the following state representatives and will also include various stakeholder perspectives. Lori Ajax, Chief, Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation, Department of Consumer Affairs Jim Houston,…
Read More »Earlier this week, the California Association of Environmental Health Administrators hosted a two-day cannabis summit, which featured presentations representing the patient perspective, industry, experiences from other states, California’s regulatory agencies, and local environmental health departments. Presentations from the summit can be found here.
Read More »Yesterday, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released their report on the health impacts of cannabis and cannabinoids. Please recall that the California Department of Public Health was one of the sponsors of the study that assessed over 10,000 studies exploring the various impacts cannabis has on a variety of issues including human…
Read More »During our December CHEAC General Membership Meeting discussion on cannabis implementation, members requested additional details delineating the role of each state agency implementing cannabis regulation and oversight. Please refer to the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation chart, which is also posted on their website. Please note the chart has not yet been updated to reflect…
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