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California Weekly Roundup: June 27, 2016
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PUBLIC MEETINGS & EVENTSJune 27, 2016 - Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Hearings on AB 26 (Sacramento) The hearing begins upon the adjournment of the Senate floor session in room 3191 in the State Capitol Building in downtown Sacramento, CA. The committee will vote on AB 26 (Jones-Sawyer), which requires training for employees in the medical cannabis field. ASA supports this bill. You may testify at the hearing or contact committee members here: http://sbp.senate.ca.gov/ June 28, 2016 - Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Hearing (Los Angeles) 9:30 AM at Kenneth Han Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street, Room 383, Los Angeles, CA 90012. The Board will vote on extending the current moratorium on medical cannabis businesses. Please arrive early to complete a speaker's card and oppose item #3 in the Public Hearing section of the agenda. You can contact the Supervisors in advance using the contact information at http://bos.co.la.ca.us/ June 28, 2016 - Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on AB 2300 (Sacramento) 9:00 AM in room 113 in the State Capitol Building in downtown Sacramento, CA. The committee will vote on AB 2300 (Wood), which affirms that state law does not authorize the smoking of medical cannabis where smoking is prohibited by a landlord. ASA is neutral on this bill, which upholds the status quo. You may testify at the hearing or contact committee members here: http://sjud.senate.ca.gov/ June 29, 2016 - Senate Governance and Finances Committee Hearings on AB 1575 and AB 2149 (Sacramento) 9:30 AM in room 112 in the State Capitol Building in downtown Sacramento, CA. The committee will vote on two medical cannabis bills. AB 1575 (Bonta) makes useful changes in the MMRSA. ASA supports the bill. AB 2149 (Bonilla) will allow medical cannabis businesses to pay sales tax in cash without a penalty. ASA supports this bill. You may testify at the hearing or contact committee members here: http://sgf.senate.ca.gov/ |
TAKE ACTION NOWTell Senator Grassley to Give the CARERS Act a Vote Right now the CARERS Act, the most important piece of legislation addressing medical cannabis is being held up by Senator Chuck Grassley. Senator Grassley needs to hear from medical cannabis patients and caregivers who can tell him how important it is that we pass the CARERS Act. Click here to read more about the CARERS Act. |
COURT SUPPORTWhat is Court Support and how do I get involved? None this week. Email requests for court support to [email protected] before 12:00 PM on Friday to be included in Monday's Roundup. Find more information and additional listings on The Human Solution Calendar: http://www.thsintl.org/calendar |
ASA WEBSITE SPOTLIGHTASA Blog: Citizen Advocates Kill Medical Cannabis Tax in California Medical cannabis patients scored a huge victory in California last week, when the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee rejected SB 987. That bill by Assembly Member Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) would have imposed a statewide excise tax of 10% on medical cannabis. The tax would have been in addition to existing sales tax, any new or existing taxes imposed by cities and counties, and any other taxes adopted by the state legislature. Americans for Safe Access (ASA) opposed SB 987 because it would have placed an unfair burden on legal medical cannabis patients. Thousands of ASA members sent emails, signed petitions, and made phone calls opposing the bill in response to our action alerts. Hundreds visited legislative offices in person to oppose the bill as part of our California Citizen Lobby Day in March. Those efforts paid off last Monday, when the committee voted 4 to 5 to kill SB 987... |

ASA CHAPTER & AFFLIATE MEETINGS
June 28, 2016 - San Diego ASA Meeting (San Diego)
7:00 PM networking, 7:30 PM meeting at 9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92123. We need patients, collective operators, lawyers, health professionals, and all interested parties from across the county to step up and help take the chapter to the next level in support of safe access. The best way to get involved is to attend our meeting Tuesday night! Contact [email protected] for more information.
For a list of all CA Chapter Meetings visit:
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/california_advocacy
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