Governor Brown signs medical marijuana bills to regulate cannabis industry

http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_28947385/gov-jerry-brown-signs-bills-finally-regulate-states

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Nearly two decades after Californians voted to legalize medical marijuana, Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a package of bills into law that will regulate the industry for the first time.

Members of Brown's administration worked with a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in the final days of the legislative session to craft the rules, so his endorsement of the three measures -- Senate Bill 643 and Assembly Bills 243 and 266 -- was widely anticipated.

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Gov-Brown-signs-bills-regulating-medical-6562139.php

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“This new structure will make sure patients have access to medical marijuana, while ensuring a robest tracking system,” the governor said in his signing message. “This sends a clear and certain signal to our federal counterparts that California is implementing robust controls not only on paper, but in practice.”