Cannabis: distribution and transportation: evaluation.

Existing law, the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act, establishes a program for the licensing and regulation of medical cannabis. Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016, added by an initiative statute at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes the possession and use of marijuana by persons 21 years of age and over and provides for the licensure and regulation of certain commercial nonmedical marijuana activities. This bill would require the Legislative Analyst's Office to evaluate the existing framework of medicinal cannabis and nonmedical marijuana. The bill would require the Legislative Analyst's Office, in consultation with stakeholders, to report to the Legislature by June 1, 2018, on whether additional changes are necessary to help alleviate the unlawful commercial distribution and transportation of medical cannabis and nonmedical marijuana.