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SACRAMENTO - State Legislature

Landmark Bill, AB390 (Ammiano) Would Legalize, Tax and Regulate Marijuana in California

AB390 Hearings Set for 2010


July 21, 2009 - The State Senate Judiciary Commitee approved Mark Leno's resolution SJR 14 calling for federal recognition of Cal's medical marijuana laws by a vote of 7-3. The vote was along party lines, with Democratic Senators Alquist, Cedillo, DeSaulnier, Leno, Pavley, Wolk and Negrete-McLeod voting aye, and Repbulicans Strickland, Aanestad and Cox voting Nay. "Moderate" Republican Abel Maldonado was absent for the vote. As usual, the GOP remains stoutly in favor of big federal government over personal freedom and state's rights when it comes to drugs.

August 24, 2009 - The California Senate passed SJR14 by a vote of 23-15.

AYES: Alquist, Calderon, Cedillo, Corbett, DeSaulnier, Ducheny, Hancock, Kehoe, Leno, Liu, Lowenthal, Negrete McLeod, Oropeza, Padilla, Pavley, Price, Romero, Simitian, Steinberg, Wiggins, Wolk, Wright, Yee

NOES: Aanestad, Ashburn, Benoit, Cogdill, Correa, Cox, Denham, Dutton, Harman, Hollingsworth, HuffRunner, Strickland, Walters, Wyland

ABSENT, ABSTAINING, OR NOT VOTING: Florez, Maldonado

PAST CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE ACTION - pre-2009

• CA Legislature 2007-8 Session Ends
  See a complete report on legislative voting records.
• California Senate Passes Fair Employment Bill for Medical Marijuana Patents (AB 2279 - Leno). (Vetoed by Gov. Schwarzenegger, see Governor Vetoes Employment Rights Bill.)
• Bill to end employment discrimination against medical cannabis patients passes State Assembly (AB 2279 - Leno)
• Resolution opposing DEA medical marijuana raids passes State Senate (SJR20 - Migden)
  
  
• Governor vetoes hemp bill for second year in a row. (2007)
• Bill to relieve medical cannabis dispensaries of back sales taxes (2007)
• Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoes industrial hemp bill. (2006)
• Legislature kills bill to change pot possession penalties. (2006)
• VOTING RECORD OF CAL. STATE LEGISLATORS

WASHINGTON - US Congress

• First cannabis decriminalization measure in 24 years introduced in Congress. (H.R. 5843)
• House of Representatives to consider medical cannabis legislation. Urge Your Representative to Support H.R. 5842 NOW
• Smoke a Joint, Lose Your Loan? Repeal the federal ban on student loans to drug offenders! www.raiseyourvoice.com

VOTING RECORD of CA. DELEGATION 2003-4 - Past Congressional Action