California senators have advanced an Assembly-passed bill that would allow regulators to issue a new license allowing small marijuana growers to sell their products directly to consumers at state-organized farmers markets and other temporary events.
The legislation from Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D) was unanimously approved in the Senate Appropriations Committee in a 4-0 vote on Thursday. Adults would also be able to consume cannabis on-site at approved events.
If enacted, however, the law would not mean that small cultivators could freely market their products alongside other traditional vendors selling fruits and vegetables at traditional farmers markets, for example, unless there was local and state regulatory approval to sell cannabis at a specialized area.
The bill cleared the Assembly in late May with nearly unanimous support before moving to the Senate, where it passed through two committees. It now heads to the floor.
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