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SB 1262 Senate Bill-Bill Analysis Page I of 1 S <br /> BILL ANALYSIS <br /> SB 1262 <br /> Page 1 <br /> Date of Hearing: June 26, 2014 <br /> Counsel: Sandy Uribe <br /> ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY <br /> Tom Ammiano, Chair <br /> SB 1262 (Correa) - As Amended: June 15, 2014 <br /> As Proposed to be Amended in Committee <br /> SUMMARY Establishes a licensing and regulatory framework for <br /> the cultivation, processing, transportation, testing, <br /> recommendation and sale of medical marijuana to be administered <br /> by the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation (bureau) in the <br /> Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) . Specifically, this bill . <br /> 1)Makes legislative findings and declarations regarding medical <br /> marijuana. <br /> 2)Requires the Medical Board of California to include in the <br /> cases it prioritizes for investigation and prosecution those <br /> involving repeated acts of excessively recommending marijuana <br /> to a patient for medical purposes without a good faith <br /> examination of the patient and a medical reason for the <br /> recommendation. <br /> 3)Prohibits a physician who recommends medical marijuana to a <br /> patient from accepting, soliciting, or offering any form of <br /> remuneration from or to a licensed medical marijuana facility <br /> if the physician or his or her immediate family have a <br /> financial interest in that facility, and makes that conduct a <br /> misdemeanor. <br /> 4)Requires the Medical Board to consult with the California <br /> Marijuana Research Program on developing and adopting medical <br /> guidelines for the appropriate administration and use of • <br /> marijuana. <br /> 5)Prohibits a physician or surgeon from recommending medical <br /> marijuana to a patient unless that person is the "patient's <br /> attending physician" as defined by the Compassionate Use Act <br /> (CUR) . <br /> So 1262 <br /> Page 2 <br /> 6)Defines the following terms: <br /> a) "Certified testing laboratory" means a laboratory that <br /> is certified by the bureau to perform random sample testing <br /> of marijuana pursuant to the certification standards for <br /> these facilities promulgated by the DCA; <br /> b) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Medical Marijuana <br /> Regulation in the DCA; <br /> c) "Dispensary",means a distribution operation that <br /> provides marijuana for medical use and that is licensed <br /> http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/sen/sb_1251-1300/sb_1262_cfa_20I40626_111950_asm_comm.html 7/3/2014 <br />