Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that reduces the criminal penalty for certain cannabis products.

Highlights:

• Amends Penalty Group 2 of the Health and Safety Code by removing the following substances in order to reduce criminal penalties for nonviolent crimes related to cannabis products, including (Sec. 2):

• Tetrahydrocannabinols other than marijuana and synthetic equivalents, including resinous extravates of cannabis;

• Delta-1, Delta-3, 4, or 6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, and thir optical isomers; and

• Compounds of these structures, regardless of numerical designation.

• Specifies that Penalty Group 2-B shall consist of the following substances, including their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers (Sec. 3):

• Tetrahydrocannabinols other than marijuana and synthetic equivalents, including resinous extravates of cannabis;

• Delta-1, Delta-3, 4, or 6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, and thir optical isomers; and

• Compounds of these structures, regardless of numerical designation.

• Establishes that this act shall take effect September 1, 2021 (Sec. 12).

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