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California Bills To Allow Marijuana Sales At State-Run Farmers Markets And Legalize Cannabis Cafes Head To Governor’s Desk

California lawmakers have given final passage to bills that would allow small marijuana growers to sell their products directly to consumers at state-organized farmers markets and legalize cannabis cafes in the state.

On Wednesday, the Assembly signed off on recent amendments to the marijuana proposals that had cleared the Senate a day earlier—sending them to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).

The marijuana farmers markets measure from Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D) was approved in a final vote of 69-2. Members also approved the cannabis cafe proposal from Assemblymember Matt Haney (D) in a 63-5 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.

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 by a local jurisdiction, as

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