Permissive Medical Marijuana Vertical Integration

Under current law, a medical marijuana center must source 70% of the medical marijuana it sells from its associated optional premises cultivation facility. Similarly, an optional premises cultivation facility must have 70% of the medical marijuana it cultivates sold through its associated medical marijuana center. The bill eliminates that requirement and allows medical marijuana centers to source medical marijuana from any optional premises cultivation facility. The bill creates a transition period between the current limited sourcing model that begins July 1, 2018. For one year from that date, medical marijuana centers and optional premises cultivation facilities can purchase and sell 50%…