Medical cannabis: state licenses: out-of-state convictions.

The Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act provides for the licensure of persons engaged in specified activities relating to medical cannabis and authorizes licensing authorities to only issue state licenses to qualified applicants. Existing law prohibits a person from engaging in commercial cannabis activity without possessing both a state license and a local permit, license, or other authorization. This bill would prohibit the denial of a state license to an applicant if the denial is based solely on a conviction outside of the state of California where the sentencing did not include a period of incarceration, but only if a local government with knowledge of that prior conviction issues a permit, license, or other authorization permitting the applicant to engage in commercial cannabis activity.