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U.S. NEWS Saturday 29 april 2017

California seeks control of unruly medical pot industry

ketplace created over two Hezekiah Allen, president
decades ago. of the California Grow-
The proposal would estab- ers Association, an indus-
lish the first comprehensive try group, called the draft
rules for growing, testing, rules “a major step toward
transporting and selling a well-regulated cannabis
medical pot in the state industry.”
that is home to 1 in 8 Ameri- However, he added in a
cans. statement that “there is still
Voters last year agreed to a lot of uncertainty” as the
legalize recreational mari- Legislature works to bal-
juana use for adults in 2018. ance the various proposals.
The state is faced with the Ariel Clark, an attorney
challenging task of trying who chairs the Los Ange-
to govern a vast, emerg- les Cannabis Task Force,
ing cannabis industry with said in an email that much
a projected value of $7 bil-
lion. works remains to be done.
Similar rules are being cre- But “for the first time we
ated for the recreational in- have a clear idea how the
dustry. There are differenc- world’s largest cannabis
In this photo Calfarms, a medical marijuana provider helps attendees at the High Times Canna- es, and a bill in the Legisla- market will be regulated
bis Cup in San Bernardino, Calif. California is trying to get control of its unruly medical marijuana ture backed by Democrat- and licensed,” Clark said.
industry. State regulators released draft regulations Friday, April 28, intended to impose order on ic Gov. Jerry Brown seeks to For medical marijuana us-
the loosely organized marketplace created over two decades ago. The proposal would establish ers in California, the pro-
the first comprehensive rules for growing, testing, transporting and selling medical pot in the state square the recreational pot posed rules will have no im-
that is home to 1 in 8 Americans. law with the rules for medi-
(AP Photo/Richard Vogel) cal marijuana. mediate impact.q
MICHAEL R. BLOOD marijuana industry.
Associated Press State regulators released
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cali- draft regulations Friday in-
fornia is trying to get con- tended to impose order on
trol of its unruly medical the loosely organized mar-

Prosecutor: Charges likely in

deadly fall at Penn State frat

MARK SCOLFORO the fraternity, saying the
Associated Press school found “a persistent
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — pattern” of excess drinking,
The investigation into the drug use and hazing.
February death of a Penn The sophomore engineer-
State University fraternity ing student from Lebanon,
pledge who fell down stairs New Jersey, was attending
is likely to result in charges a pledge acceptance cer-
against several people for emony when he fell down
“conduct surrounding the a set of stairs, police say.
death of another person,” No one called for help until
a prosecutor says in a new the next day, and he later
court filing. died at a hospital.
Centre County District At- The filing Wednesday was
torney Stacy Parks Miller made as part of a legal dis-
said Friday the probe into pute between prosecutors
the Feb. 4 death of Beta and the fraternity chap-
Theta Pi pledge Timothy Pi- ter’s housing corporation,
azza is nearing its end. Po- which is seeking the return
lice have said hazing and of hard drives from secu-
excessive drinking may rity cameras that contain
have contributed to Piaz- footage from the fraternity
za’s death, and Penn State chapter house the night Pi-
has permanently banned azza died.q