2016 California Code
Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 10 - MARIJUANA
CHAPTER 5 - Licensing
Section 26054.2.
26054.2. (a) A licensing authority shall give priority in issuing licenses under this division to applicants that can demonstrate to the authority s satisfaction that the applicant operated in compliance with the Compassionate Use Act and its implementing laws before September 1, 2016, or currently operates in compliance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 19300) of Division 8.
(b) The bureau shall request that local jurisdictions identify for the bureau potential applicants for licensure based on the applicants prior operation in the local jurisdiction in compliance with state law, including the Compassionate Use Act and its implementing laws, and any applicable local laws. The bureau shall make the requested information available to licensing authorities.
(c) In addition to or in lieu of the information described in subdivision (b), an applicant may furnish other evidence to demonstrate operation in compliance with the Compassionate Use Act or Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 19300) of Division 8. The bureau and licensing authorities may accept such evidence to demonstrate eligibility for the priority provided for in subdivision (a).
(d) This section shall cease to be operative on December 31, 2019, unless otherwise provided by law.
(Added November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 64, Sec. 6.1. Inoperative December 31, 2019, by its own provisions.)
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