The California Senate has approved Assembly-passed bills allowing small marijuana growers to sell their products directly to consumers at state-organized farmers markets and to legalize cannabis cafes in the state.
On Tuesday, senators voted 27-5 to advance the marijuana farmers markets measure from Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D). Members also approved the cannabis cafe proposal from Assemblymember Matt Haney (D) in a 30-7 vote.
The former bill would also allows on-site cannabis consumption 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 marijuana 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 will still need to go back to the Assembly for concurrence on Senate amendments.
Under the proposal, the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) would be authorized to issue “a state temporary event license to a licensee authorizing onsite cannabis sales to, and consumption by, persons 21 years of age or older at certain venues expressly approved
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