UFCW, WESTERN STATES COUNCIL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2015
Contact: Mike Roth
916 444-7170
CALIFORNIA MOVES FORWARD WITH CANNABIS REGULATIONS THAT PROTECT CONSUMERS AND WORKERS
AFTER NEARLY 20 YEARS, BROAD-BASED SUPPORT TO BRING “WILD WEST” INDUSTRY UNDER THE LAW
AB 266, which would provide long-overdue consumer and worker protections in the California medical marijuana industry, passed the state Assembly today by a 50 to 5 vote. The legislation is being carried by Assemblymembers Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova) and Rob Bonta (D-Oakland).
- AB 266 would:
- Call on the California Department of Industrial Relations to develop training and certification standards for workers in the industry
- Create standards for testing and labeling of medical marijuana products
- Enable certification of testing laboratories and establish guidelines for onsite testing
- Finally give consumers confidence that they know what they are buying and will get what they pay for
“Polls show that most voters think these types of standard protections are already in place in the medical marijuana industry,” said Jim Araby, Executive Director of UFCW Western States Council, which is supporting AB 266. “It is time to finally establish the regulatory framework that will reward law-abiding businesses in this important and growing California industry.”