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SB 1262 —2— qualified patients so that they may lawfully use marijuana for medical purposes, and requires the establishment of guidelines for the lawful cultivation of marijuana grown for medical use. Existing law provides for the I icensure of various professions by the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law, the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, provides for the regulation of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics, as specified.A violation of that law is a crime. This bill would-require establish within the Department of Consumer Affairs a Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation to license dispensing facilities,cultivation sites,and processing facilities that provide,process, and grow marijuana for medical use, as specified, including Legit:.:Lig subject to local ordinances. The bill would require a background check for Iiccnse of applicants for licensure to be administered by the Department of Justice. The bill would make these licenses subject to the restrictions of the local jurisdiction in which the facility operates or proposes to operate. The bill would, among other things, require licensees to implement sufficient security measures to both deter and prevent unauthorized entrance into areas containing marijuana and theft of marijuana at their facilities, including establishing limited access areas accessible only to authorized facility personnel,and would require these licensees to notify appropriate law enforcement authorities within 24 hours after discovering specified breaches in security.The bill would set forth provisions related to the transportation,testing,and distribution of marijuana. The bill would set forth provisions for the revocation or suspension of a license for a violation of these provisions or of local ordinances, and would require the bureau to make recommendations to the Legislature pertaining to the establishment of a judicial review process. The bill would prohibit the distribution of any form of advertising for physician recommendations for medical marijuana, unless the advertisement bears a specified notice and requires that the advertisement meet specified requirements and not be fraudulent, deceitful, or misleading, as specified. Violation of these provisions would be punishable by a civil fine of up to$35,000 for each individual violation, or as otherwise specified. The bill would establish the Medical Marijuana Regulation Fund and would require the deposit offees collected pursuant to this act into the fund. The bill would continuously appropriate moneys from the fiend to the bureau for the purposes of administering this act, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would require the deposit of penalty moneys collected pursuant to this act into the General Fund. 94