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2016 California Code
Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 10 - MARIJUANA
CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions
Section 26000.

Universal Citation:
CA Bus & Prof Code ยง 26000 (2016)
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26000. (a) The purpose and intent of this division is to establish a comprehensive system to control and regulate the cultivation, distribution, transport, storage, manufacturing, processing, and sale of nonmedical marijuana and marijuana products for adults 21 years of age and over.

(b) In the furtherance of subdivision (a), this division expands the power and duties of the existing state agencies responsible for controlling and regulating the medical cannabis industry under Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 19300) of Division 8 to include the power and duty to control and regulate the commercial nonmedical marijuana industry.

(c) The Legislature may, by majority vote, enact laws to implement this division, provided such laws are consistent with the purposes and intent of the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act.

(Added November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 64, Sec. 6.1.)

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