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Q1Which state agency licenses and regulates commercial cannabis in California?
✓ Correct answer: C. The California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC)
The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is the single state agency that licenses and regulates commercial cannabis activity in California. It was created in 2021 by consolidating three former programs.
Topic: California Cannabis Law & the DCC
Q2California voters legalized adult-use (recreational) cannabis through which 2016 ballot measure?
✓ Correct answer: B. Proposition 64
Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), passed in November 2016 and legalized adult-use cannabis for people 21 and older in California.
Topic: California Cannabis Law & the DCC
Q3What is the minimum age to purchase adult-use (recreational) cannabis in California?
✓ Correct answer: C. 21
A customer must be at least 21 years old to buy adult-use cannabis. Medicinal patients may be 18 or older with a valid physician's recommendation.
Topic: California Cannabis Law & the DCC
Q4The law that governs both medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis in California is known as:
✓ Correct answer: D. MAUCRSA
MAUCRSA - the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act - created a single regulatory framework for both medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis.
Topic: California Cannabis Law & the DCC
Q5A medicinal cannabis patient (with a valid recommendation) must generally be at least what age?
✓ Correct answer: D. 18
Medicinal patients may purchase with a valid physician's recommendation at 18 or older. Patients under 18 may only obtain cannabis through a designated primary caregiver under specific rules.
Topic: California Cannabis Law & the DCC
Q6The DCC was formed in 2021 by:
✓ Correct answer: D. Consolidating three separate state cannabis programs into one agency
California merged the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Public Health's manufacturing program, and the Department of Food and Agriculture's cultivation program into the single Department of Cannabis Control.
Topic: California Cannabis Law & the DCC
Q7Before a commercial cannabis business can operate in a city, it generally must also have:
✓ Correct answer: D. A local license or authorization from the city or county
California uses dual licensing: a business needs both a state license from the DCC and local approval from the city or county where it operates.
Topic: California Cannabis Law & the DCC
Q8Under federal law, cannabis is currently classified as:
✓ Correct answer: B. A controlled substance
Cannabis remains a federally controlled substance even though California has legalized it under state law. This is why cannabis businesses face banking and interstate-commerce restrictions.
Topic: California Cannabis Law & the DCC
Q9May a California cannabis retailer legally ship cannabis to a customer in another state?
✓ Correct answer: C. No - cannabis may not cross state lines
Cannabis may not be transported across state lines. All commercial cannabis activity must stay within California; interstate transport remains illegal under federal law.
Topic: California Cannabis Law & the DCC
Q10The main goal of a 'responsible vendor' training program is to:
✓ Correct answer: B. Teach employees to sell cannabis in compliance with the law
Responsible vendor training teaches retail employees the laws and best practices - checking ID, honoring purchase limits, packaging rules, and refusing improper sales - so the business stays compliant and the public stays safe.
Topic: California Cannabis Law & the DCC
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