HomeMy WebLinkAboutAB 1120 (Support)Jimmy Lin
Mayor
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Carol Herrera
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Steve Tye
Council Member
September 28, 2017
City of Diamond Bar
21810 Copley Drive • Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178
The Honorable Jerry Brown
Governor, State of California
State Capitol, First Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(909) 839-7000 . Fax (909) 861-3117
www. Diamond BarCA. gov
RE: AB 1120 (Cooper). Controlled Substances. Butane. (as Amended
9/1/17)
Dear Governor Brown:
On behalf of the City of Diamond I respectfully request your signature on
Assembly Bill 1120 (Cooper). This measure would direct the Department of
Justice (DOJ) to develop and maintain an electronic database to track the
amount of butane purchased by individual customers and allows the DOJ to
impose of a civil penalty.
With recent changes in California law pertaining to marijuana, and the
approval by voters of Proposition 64 in the November 2016 general election,
there is a need for further regulation of butane, a key ingredient in a widely
used extraction procedure to produce concentrated marijuana. This measure
will prohibit any person from purchasing more than 600 milliliters of butane per
30 days. Legitimate commercial businesses such as restaurants that routinely
use butane often do not use more than one can every two months.
For these reasons, the City of Diamond Bar strongly supports this legislation
and urges you to sign AB 1120.
Sincerely,
Jim Lin
Mayor
cc: Senator Josh Newman, 29th District, Fax (916) 651-4929
Assembly Member Phillip Chen, 55th District, Fax (916) 319-2155
Daniel Seeman, Deputy Leg. Secretary, Office of Governor Brown
City Council
City Manager
Jennifer Quan, League of California Cities, Iguan�cacities.org
Meg Desmond, League of California Cities, mdesmond�cacities.org
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