Cannabis: good manufacturing practice certification.

Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , approved by the voters at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, regulates the cultivation, distribution, transport, storage, manufacturing, testing, processing, sale, and use of cannabis for nonmedical purposes by people 21 years of age and older. The existing Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) , among other things, consolidates the licensure and regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis activities. AUMA authorizes the Legislature to amend its provisions with a 23 vote of both houses to further its purposes and intent. Existing law establishes the State Department of Public Health as the licensing authority for cannabis manufacturers and requires the department, among other things, to promulgate regulations governing the licensing of cannabis manufacturers and standards for manufacturing, packaging, and labeling of all manufactured cannabis products. Existing law also establishes testing requirements for batches of cannabis to be sold at retail. This bill, on or before January 1, 2022, would amend AUMA to require the department to establish a Good Cannabis Manufacturing Practice Certification, as specified, which could be obtained by specified manufacturers to test representative samples of batches of cannabis products instead of requiring testing of each batch. The bill would provide for doubled fines for a certificate holder who distributes contaminated cannabis products and would require the department to inspect certificate holders at least twice each year to verify compliance with the certificate program terms. This bill would make specified findings and declare that its provisions further the purposes and intent of AUMA.