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AB-1530 Unauthorized cannabis activity reduction grants: local jurisdiction restrictions on cannabis delivery.(2019-2020)



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SECTION 1.

 Section 26090 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:

26090.
 (a) Deliveries, as defined in this division, may only be made by a licensed retailer or microbusiness, or a licensed nonprofit under Section 26070.5.
(b) All employees of a retailer, microbusiness, or nonprofit delivering cannabis or cannabis products shall carry a copy of the licensee’s current license and a government-issued identification with a photo of the employee, such as a driver’s license. The employee shall present that license and identification upon request to state and local law enforcement, employees of the department regulatory authorities,  and other state and local agencies enforcing this division.
(c) Before cannabis or a cannabis product leaves the licensed premises in a delivery vehicle, the retailer shall enter into the track and trace system all information required by the department and shall update the information as required by the department.
(d) (c)  During delivery, the licensee shall maintain a copy of the delivery request and shall make it available upon request of the department  licensing authority  and law enforcement officers. The delivery request documentation shall comply with state and federal law regarding the protection of confidential medical information.
(e) (d)  A customer requesting delivery shall maintain a physical or electronic copy of the delivery request and shall make it available upon request by the department  licensing authority  and law enforcement officers.
(f) (e)  A local jurisdiction shall not prevent delivery transportation  of cannabis or cannabis products for delivery  on public roads by a licensee acting in compliance with this division and local law as adopted under Section 26200.
(f) A local jurisdiction may adopt an ordinance or resolution pursuant to Section 26200 that permits, restricts, limits, or bans the delivery of cannabis or cannabis products to a location within its jurisdictional boundaries.

SEC. 2.

 Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 11620) is added to Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:

CHAPTER  11.5. Unauthorized Cannabis Activity Reduction Grants
11620.
 (a) The board shall create and administer a program of grants to be made on a competitive basis.
(b) Grants may be used for either or both of the following purposes:
(1) To establish or expand an enforcement program against unauthorized cannabis activity, including, but not limited to, organized criminal activity. Grants may fund any of the following:
(A) Training.
(B) Equipment.
(C) Salaries for peace officers, code enforcement officers, city attorneys, or county counsels.
(2) Consumer education about the difference between licensed or legal cannabis activity and unlicensed or illegal cannabis activity.
(c) For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Applicant” means a city, city and county, county, or joint powers authority that is applying for a grant pursuant to this chapter.
(2) “Board” means the Board of State and Community Corrections.
(3) “Commercial cannabis activity” has the same meaning as in subdivision (k) of Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code.
(4) “Organized criminal activity” means crime that is of a conspiratorial and organized nature and that seeks to supply illegal goods or services.
(5) “Unauthorized cannabis activity” means commercial cannabis activity by an entity that does not have a license issued pursuant to Division 10 (commencing with Section 26000) of the Business and Professions Code and cultivation, possession, transportation, or use of cannabis by a person under 21 years of age not authorized pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Proposition 215), found at Section 11362.5, or in an amount or manner not authorized by law.
(6) “Cultivation and retail cannabis activity” includes delivery as defined in Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code.
11621.
 (a) The board shall establish minimum requirements, funding criteria, and procedures for awarding the grants, which shall take into consideration all of the following:
(1) The probable or potential impact of the grant on reducing unauthorized cannabis activity.
(2) Demonstrated ability of the applicant to administer the program, including past experience in the administration of a prior offender crime reduction program.
(3) Demonstrated ability of the applicant to develop effective action plans and to provide effective implementation of the measures outlined in those plans.
(4) Demonstrated ability of the applicant to collaborate with other agencies while maintaining effective coordination and delivery of the strategies, programs, and services described in the application.
(5) The likelihood that the program will continue to operate after the grant funding ends, including the applicant’s demonstrated history of maximizing federal, state, local, and private funding sources to address the needs of the grant service population.
(6) The number of licenses for commercial cannabis activity made available within the applicant’s jurisdiction.
(7) Other factors deemed necessary or relevant by the board.
(b) (1) The board shall design an application process for the grant program.
(2) The application shall require the applicant to create a three-year plan that identifies the programs, services, and strategies to be provided by the grant, as specified in Section 11622.
(3) The board shall give priority or preference to applications that include documented match funding that exceeds 25 percent of the total grant amount.
(4) The board shall only accept an application from an applicant that authorizes or licenses both cultivation and retail cannabis activity.
(c) The board shall provide guidance to applicants on the performance measures and reporting criteria to be addressed in the application.
11622.
 (a) An applicant shall establish a strategy committee to create a three-year plan for providing a cost-effective continuum of education, prevention, and enforcement actions.
(b) The comprehensive three-year plan shall include all of the following:
(1) Specific outcomes and performance measures for the grant funds and a method for annually reporting those outcomes and measures to the board that will allow the board to evaluate, at a minimum, the effectiveness of the strategies supported by the grant in reducing unauthorized cannabis activity.
(2) Strategies for prevention, education, intervention, and prosecution that include at least one of the following:
(A) Improved training or equipment to be used for the purpose of combating unauthorized cannabis activity.
(B) Increases in employment or remuneration of peace officers, code enforcement officers, and other personnel for enforcement efforts.
(C) Increases in employment or remuneration for city attorneys or county counsels for the purpose of lien enforcement or other penalties for unauthorized cannabis activity.
(D) Efforts focused on improving consumer education on the differences between licensed and legal cannabis activity and unlicensed or illegal cannabis activity.
(3) A description of how the responses and services included in the plan have been proven to be, or are designed to be, effective in addressing unauthorized cannabis activity.
(c) The plan, as included in the grant application, shall include the identification of specific outcome and performance measures for annual reporting to the board that will allow the board to evaluate, at a minimum, the effectiveness of the strategies supported by the grant in reducing unauthorized cannabis activity.
(d) The board may assist applicants in meeting any grant submission requirements by providing guidance through the grant application process.
11623.
 (a) The board shall create an evaluation design for unauthorized cannabis activity reduction grants that assesses the effectiveness of the grant programs in reducing crime related to unauthorized cannabis activity and increasing public knowledge of cannabis regulation. The evaluation shall incorporate, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Number of executed search warrants for evidence of unauthorized cannabis activity.
(2) Number of pending or completed investigations into unauthorized cannabis activity.
(3) Number of homes or businesses inspected pursuant to laws or regulations related to cannabis activity.
(4) Number of letters sent to homes or businesses informing them of possible unauthorized cannabis activity.
(5) Number of cannabis plants seized or destroyed.
(6) Number of unlicensed cannabis operations shut down.
(7) Number of arrests for unauthorized cannabis activity.
(8) Amount of cash and equipment seized or destroyed from unauthorized cannabis activity.
(9) Amount of penalties assessed for unauthorized cannabis activity.
(10) Number of property liens for unauthorized cannabis activity.
(11) Amount spent on educating consumers about the differences between legal and illegal cannabis activity.
(12) Amount spent on training for personnel to establish or expand an enforcement program against unauthorized cannabis activity or for consumer education about the difference between licensed or legal cannabis activity and unlicensed or illegal cannabis activity.
(13) Amount spent on salaries and other personnel expenses related to unauthorized cannabis activity and increasing public knowledge of cannabis regulation.
(b) (1) Commencing January 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the board shall submit a report to the Legislature based on the evaluation design required pursuant to subdivision (a).
(2) The reports required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(3) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this subdivision shall become inoperative as of January 1, 2025.
11624.
 The board may use up to 21/2 percent of the money appropriated for this program for administration of the grant program and the development of the evaluation component.
SEC. 3.
 The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act amending Section 26090 of the Business and Professions Code prevents illegal production or distribution of cannabis, preserves scarce law enforcement resources to prevent and prosecute violent crime, and allows local governments to ban nonmedical marijuana businesses, and thus, furthers the purposes and intent of the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016.