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City of Pleasanton Legislative Platform 2016 000 LEAGUE 1400 K Street,Suite 400•Sacramento,California 95814 of I._ _ CITIES Phone:916.658.8200 Fax:916.658.8240 �- www.cacities.org January 22,2016 The Honorable Reginald Jones-Sawyer Member,California State Assembly State Capitol—Room 4126 Sacramento,CA 95814 RE: AB 26(Jones-Sawyer)—Medical Marijuana(as amended January 13,2016) Notice of SUPPORT Dear Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer: On behalf of the League of California Cities,I am pleased to announce our support of Assembly Bill 26. This measure would enact a provision that was originally included in one of the bills comprising last year's Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, Assembly Bill 266. The League of California Cities supported the original labor provisions of the bill in their entirety, including a labor peace agreement and the establishment of what was then termed an apprenticeship program to ensure uniform employee training standards for the workers in the businesses that would be licensed under the Act. At some point the apprenticeship program was deleted from the bill to allow time to address concerns voiced by a portion of the labor community. As your office has noted,negotiations have since concluded successfully allowing for the codification of an employee training program within the Act The League views this measure as an important aspect of the Act's health and safety requirements that will have the added benefit of promoting patient safety. Licensees under the act, regardless of their specific function, should have employees trained to a uniform standard. It is critically important for legitimate patients to be able to interact with dispensary employees,for example,who are knowledgeable about the varied effects that different strains of medical marijuana,containing a variety of concentrations of cannabinoids, will have on the human body generally. It is equally important that employees have a means of developing knowledge of how different strains of cannabis,and their THC and CBD content, can be used to treat specific ailments. For these reasons,the League of California Cities supports Assembly Bill 26. We applaud your leadership in ensuring that this provision becomes a part of the state's regulatory framework for medical marijuana. Should you have any questions regarding the League's position on this measure,please feel free to contact me at(916)658-8252. Sincerely, Tim Cromartie Legislative Representative cc: The Honorable Susan Bonilla,Member of the Assembly Chair and Members,Assembly Committee on Appropriations Lisa Mumwski,Principal Consultant,Assembly Committee on Appropriations Gary Olson,Consultant,Public Safety,Assembly Republican Canons 13IPage