AB 2980: Cannabis: premises: common space.

The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 (AUMA), an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances. The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities. MAUCRSA requires an applicant for a cannabis license to provide a detailed diagram of the proposed premises wherein the license privileges will be exercised, including showing common or shared entryways. MAUCRSA defines premises for the purposes of the act to mean the designated structure or structures and land specified in the application for the license, as provided.

This bill would define premises as the area specified in the application wherein the license privileges are, or will be, exercised, as provided. The bill would require that provisions of MAUCRSA not be construed to prohibit two or more licensed premises from sharing common use areas wherein no license privileges will be exercised so long as all licensees comply with the requirements of the act, as specified.

This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by SB 829 to be operative only if this bill and SB 829 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 26051.5 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by AB 2799 and AB 3261 to be operative only if this bill and either or both AB 2799 and AB 3261 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

AUMA authorizes the Legislature to amend, by a majority vote, certain provisions of the act to implement specified substantive provisions, provided that the amendments are consistent with and further the purposes and intent of the act.

This bill would declare that its provisions implement specified substantive provisions of AUMA. The bill would also declare that its provisions further the purposes and the intent of the act.