The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2026 - In this post we assess the Governor’s request for permanent funding for the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5119

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - Established as a three-person panel by Proposition  64 (2016), the purpose of CCAP is to provide cannabis licensees and applicants with an impartial appellate body that can review licensing decisions made by DCC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees - Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Recommendations [Video]

View on YouTube . To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Recommendations March 16, 2015
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=21&videoId=141

The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees - Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Background [Video]

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The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Cannabis‑Related Proposals

Feb 14, 2020 - Since Proposition   64 c ontinuously appropriates Cannabis Tax Fund revenues to specific departments, no legislative action is needed to appropriate the funds. We also note that the ability for the Legislature to direct the use of the Cannabis Tax Fund revenues is uncertain, given the language of Proposition  64.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4162

Key Differences Between Recent Medical Cannabis Laws and Proposition 64: A Preliminary Review

Dec 20, 2016 - Prior to passage of Proposition  64, it was generally illegal to grow, possess, or use cannabis for nonmedical purposes. Proposition  64 Statutory Framework Mirrors MCRSA in Some Areas . . . Proposition  64 creates a statutory framework to regulate nonmedical cannabis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3517

The 2017-18 Budget: The Governor's Cannabis Proposals

Feb 14, 2017 - Thus, the Legislature is not limited by Proposition  215 in enacting changes to MCRSA ’s regulatory structure to align it with the provisions of Proposition  64. In contrast to Proposition  215, Proposition  64 establishes a regulatory structure for nonmedical cannabis.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3556

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs Organizational Improvement Office

Feb 24, 2023 - For example, OIO reported that it worked with the Board of Registered Nursing to reduce certain application processing times by 64  percent in two years. However, OIO has not quantified how, if at all, examples like these have translated into measurable net benefits or net cost savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4704

The 2017-18 Budget: The Governor's May Revision Cannabis-Related Proposals

May 16, 2017 - The May Revision provides a total of $1  million from the CCF in 2017 ‑18 to support eight positions on an ongoing basis for a new Appeals Panel, as required by Proposition  64. Based upon our initial review, we are not raising any concerns with this proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3672

The 2020-21 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 12, 2020 - For example, in 2019 ‑20, the Department of Fi$Cal received $64. 1  m illion ($39. 1  m illion General Fund) over three years to provide additional user training (including on accounting in FI$Cal, such as closing month ‑ and year ‑end financial statements) and department support (such as assisting with changing departmental business processes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4157