THE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE WILL
COME TO ORDER. TODAY AND WE HAVE
A QUORUM SO THE SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THEM ALL.
SENATORS GALGIANI HERE GALGIANI
HERE WELL I MEAN GEAR WELL HERE
SO IT'S A GOOD START. BERRYHILL.
AND THEN HERE FAN HERE.
OKAY WE HAVE TWO ITEMS BEFORE US
TODAY SEND SENATOR CANNELLA IS
HERE LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP
HIS BILL SENATE BILL FOURTEEN
FIFTY NINE. DEALING WITH
CANNABIS CULTIVATION AND COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL. COMMISSIONERS AND
THEIR REPORTING RIGHT GREAT
THANK YOU GOOD MORNING.
CEO OF U. S. B. FOURTEEN FIFTEEN
I PROVIDES EXPLICIT
AUTHORIZATION FOR COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS TO
INCLUDE CANNABIS CULTIVATION
WITHIN THEIR CROP REPORT
SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE.
WELL CURRENT STATE LAW DOES NOT
PROHIBIT THIS ACTION THIS BILL
PROVIDES A LEVEL OF INSURANCE
FOR COUNTIES. THEY'RE
CONSIDERING DOING SO BUT HAVE
BEEN RELUCTANT WITHOUT STATUTORY
AUTHORIZATION.
CANNABIS IS GROWING AS AN
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT IN MANY
COUNTIES WHAT STATE INCLUDING
MONTEREY COUNTY WITH IN MY
DISTRICT.
HIGHLIGHTING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE CROP AND OTHER RELATED
PRODUCTION DATA INTO CROP
REPORTS WILL ELP COUNTIES
NORMALIZE CANNABIS AS AN
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT. ENCOURAGE
UNLICENSED GROWERS TO LEGITIMIZE
AND BECOME PERMITTED TAX PAIN
BUSINESSES.
THE DATA COLLECTED WILL ALSO
HELP COUNTIES AND UNDERSTANDING
THE EFFECTS THAT AGRICULTURAL
CANNABIS CULTIVATION. IS HAVING
ON THEIR ECONOMIES ENVIRONMENT
AND COMMUNITIES
THIS BILL SPONSORED BY THE
COUNTY OF MONTEREY AND IS
SUPPORTED BY THE RULE COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES.
SUBMITTED A LETTER LATE LAST
WEEK.
I THINK COMMITTEE IN WORKING
WITH MY STAFF AND SPONSORS ON
APPROVING THIS BILL WILL LIKE TO
ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT. NOTED IN
THE ANALYSIS THAT THE
INFORMATION SHALL BE INCLUDED AS
AN ADDENDUM BY THE AG
COMMISSIONERS TO THEIR CROP
REPORT SUBMITTED TO CDFA.
UNFORTUNATELY FORMER
ASSEMBLYMEMBER LUIS LA HELP IS
GOING TO BE HERE TO TESTIFY.
HE'S NOT HERE AYE AYE AYE OR A
LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THE WAY UP SO
MY APOLOGIES FOR THAT I KNOW
HE'LL BE DISAPPOINTED. BUT WE DO
HAVE.
INTO HIS ALSO IS THE COUNTY'S
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER TO
TESTIFIED SPORTS.
WELCOME AND THANK YOU PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING.
CHAIRWOMAN OF MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS HENRY
GONZALEZ AND I SERVE AS
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER FOR
THE COUNTY OF MODERATE.
A PREVIOUSLY I SERVED AS A
COMMISSIONER IN THE COUNTY OF
VENTURA.
BUT THE US STATE STATUE OF SAYS
THAT EACH COUNTY WILL HAVE A.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND
ANOTHER STATUE SAYS THAT THE.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS
UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER ONE OF
OUR MANY MANDATES IS TO COMPILE
AND TRANSMIT A REPORT ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS TO THE SECRETARY OF
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. ON THE THE
ACREAGE PRODUCTION VALUE AND THE
CONDITION OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS WITHIN OUR RESPECTIVE
COUNTIES.
S. B. FIT FOURTEEN FIFTY NINE
PROVIDE THAT CANNABIS MAY ALSO
NOW BE INCLUDED WITH ALL OF THE
OTHER COMMODITIES.
ADDITIONALLY THE THE BILL OF
SAYS THAT THAT IT IS.
.
OF.
UP TO THE THAT THE DISCRETION OF
THE AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER
WITH WHICH I THINK IS A VERY
IMPORTANT AND THAT BECAUSE NOT
EVERY ACT COMMISSIONERS ON
BOARD.
AND OTHERS THERE'S MIXED
FEELINGS OUT IF I THINK THAT
THAT ARE.
THAT OPTIONAL PORTION OF IT IS A
VERY VERY IMPORTANT STUFF TO
HELP UP HELPLESS A DEAL WITH THE
THAT THE.
DISCREPANCIES I IN AN OPINION
ON.
SO CROP REPORTSARE ARE COMPILED
TO SHOWCASE THE PRODUCTION OF
AGRICULTURE WITHIN EACH COUNTY.
A AND TO PROVIDE STATISTICAL
DATA THAT HELPS MANY PEOPLE OF.
DECIDE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO
EITHER. ON BANKERS FARMERS
RANCHERS.
.
REGULATORS OF MANY DIFFERENT
PEOPLE OF.
USE THIS DATA A TEACHERS I USE
THIS DATA FOR FOR VARIOUS.
.
ASPECTS OF A OF THEIR OWN
PERSONAL WORK ON.
IN MONTEREY COUNTY AGRICULTURE
IS THE THE LARGEST ECONOMIC
DRIVER.
A WE ARE UP ABOUT A FOUR POINT.
THREE BILLION AND WHERE THE THE
NUMBER FOUR ACT PRODUCING COUNTY
IN THE AND THE STATE AND AND
PERENNIALLY SO.
S. B..
.
FOURTEEN FIFTY NINE.
A WILL WILL ALLOW US TO TWO MORE
COMFORTABY ADD CANNABIS TO TO
OUR REPORT TO AND IN IF IT'S
ADDED AS AN ADDENDUM THAT WOULD
MAKE US EVEN MORE COMFORTABLE
BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME ISSUES
WITH A.
PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION TO
THE EVENTUALLY NOT ONLY DO THEY
GO TO THE CALVET FARM INCLUDED
NET BUT ALSO TO THE USTA'S.
THE GOAL
A BRANCH.
A MONTEREY COUNTY.
FEES THAT WE WILL BE ONE OF THE
TOP CANNABIS PRODUCING. COUNTIES
AND IN THE STATE TO A PROBABLY
RIGHT AROUND FIVE HERE VERY
SOON.
AND A WE BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT.
ALLOWING US TO INCLUDE CANNABIS
IN OUR CROP REPORT.
IT IS A IS IS THAT THE PLACE IT
SHOULD BE LIKE ALL THE OTHER
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND SO
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TO SUPPORT
THIS AYE WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
FOR FOURTEEN FIFTY NINE.
THANK YOU OTHER WITNESSES AND
SUB.
AND IT WAS.
ASSOCIATION WANNA ECHO WHAT THE
AYE COMMISSIONER SAYS OUR IN OUR
ASSOCIATION HAVE A NUMBER OF
COUNTIES THAT HAVE GONE AHEAD
EMBRACED A CANNABIS CULTIVATION
FOR THOSE COUNTIES.
TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT THIS
IN THEIR CROP REPORT IS GOING TO
BE VERY VERY HOPEFUL
PARTICULARLY AS WE LOOK AT THE
REGULATORY ROLE COUNTIES HAVE
IN.
THE LICENSING SCHEMES WE VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE THIS BILL WE
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR
IN THE SPONSORS TAKING SOME
AMENDMENTS UPROAR SUGGESTION
LAST WEEK AND WE ENCOURAGE THE
COMMITTEE TO MOVE THE BILL.
THANK YOU.
HOW WE HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THE
AUTHOR TAKING AMENDMENT TO MAKE
IT CLEAR THAT OF AN ADDENDUM
WOULD BE ADDED TO TE REPORT AND
IN WHICH CANNABIS WOULD BE HAD
ADDED TO THE ADDENDUM? ARE YOU
WILLING TO TAKE THAT AMENDMENT.
GREAT. GREAT BILLY HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
MEMBERS MOVE THE BILL.
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
CAN WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE BILL
THE SECRETARY PLEASE JUST IN
CLOSING JUST BRIEF I MAY AGAINST
US ASSEMBLY SUPERVISOR LEYVA.
WHO WORKED VERY HARD THIS BILL
I'M SAD THESE ARE HERE TO
TESTIFY NO THIS IMPORTANT HIM
BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE HIM SOME
CREDIT IS WELL FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD SO THAT?
SPECIALIST FROM ABOUT THANK YOU.
S. B. FOURTEEN FIFTY NINE THE
MOTION IS DO PASS AS AMENDED
MARIE REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS
SENATORS GALGIANI AYE GALGIANI
AYE WILK AYE WILK AYE BERRYHILL
DIED. PAN AYE AYE PAN AYE.
PUT IT ON OKAY WILL PUT THAT ON
CALL FOR SENATOR DODD THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
AND THEN WE CAN DO THE CONSENT.
CAME AND AT THIS TIME WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND DO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WELL THE SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE WALL. MOTION.
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR SENATORS
GALGIANI. AYE GALGIANI AYE WILK
AYE WILK AYE BERRYHILL DODD PAN
AYE PAN AYE. UNCOOL
OKAY CATERPILLARS ON CALL.
AND.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE.
WELL THE PICTURE YEAH YEAH ALL
MY GOSH HOW COULD ALMOST FORGET
TO MAKE YOUR.
HOW DOES YEAH HOW DO YOU WANT TO
DO THIS?
BUT THE FINDER.
SINCE.
HER.%
AND YOU SHOULD SIT BACK AND
WE WILL RECONVENE THE
AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE. AND WE
WILL ADD ON TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR WITH THE SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE WALL. ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR SENATORS
BERRYHILL DIED.
DODD AYE INTO THAT ITEM IS OUT.
SECOND ITEM SENATE BILL FOURTEEN
FIFTY NINE BY SENATOR CANNELLA
DEALING WITH CANNABIS
CULTIVATION AND COUNTY AG
COMMISSIONERS REPORTING.
WELL THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL AS BEFORE TING FIFTY
NINE THE MOTION IS DO PASS AS
AMENDED AND RE REFER TO
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS
BERRYHILL. DIED.
DODD DIETS. THAT BILLY SALAD AND
THAT CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS OF
OUR COMMITTEE TODAY. THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW HOW COME. IT WILL