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California’s recreational and revised medical marijuana markets are set to explode at the beginning of next year, but as regulators and retail shops prepare for the world’s largest green rush, a piece of legislation has made its way to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk that, if signed, could throw a giant wrench into the state’s sizeable cannabis concentrate and edible industry.
According to the L.A. Weekly, Assembly Bill 1120, introduced by Assemblyman Jim Cooper, would put heavy restrictions on butane, the most popular solvent in cannabis extraction production, used in large quantity to produce dabbable wax, shatter and oil, in addition to edibles and other concentrates such as vape cartridges.
If Governor Brown signs AB1120, butane would be treated much like Sudafed and other previously common and commercial methamphetamine production precursors. Under the proposed regulations, butane purchases would be limited to 20 oz. per person per month, or two standard sized canisters, with a state sales register to track those purchases.
And while concentrates have been given the go-ahead from the state’s recreational and medical regulators, including the…
