Cannabis Control Appeals Panel: membership.

The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 (AUMA) , an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances. The 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. Existing law establishes in state government a Cannabis Control Appeals Panel that consists of one member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and 3 members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by a majority vote of all of the members elected to the Senate. This bill would, instead, require the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel to consist of 2 members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and 5 members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by a majority of all of the members elected to the Senate. AUMA authorizes the Legislature to amend its provisions with a 23 vote of both houses to further its purposes and intent. This bill would declare that its provisions further the purposes and intent of AUMA.