Senate Bill 439, which would better protect medical cannabis collectives and cooperatives in California, cleared the Assembly Public Safety Committee Tuesday 5 to 1. The bill’s sponsor, Senate Pro Tem Darrel Steinberg, states that it’s a step toward regulating medical marijuana statewide.
Right now, medical cannabis patients who follow the rules can still be raided, arrested, prosecuted and imprisoned in anti-MMJ counties like San Diego and Los Angeles. So there’s little incentive to follow the rules when they don’t protect you. As written, SB 439 would provide legal immunity to collectives, cooperatives and dispensaries who follow the Attorney General’s guidelines on medical marijuana.
