Bill Advances Allowing Marijuana Growers To Sell To Consumers At Farmers Markets

SACRAMENTO, CA – A bill making its way through the California state legislature would permit small marijuana growers to sell their products directly to consumers at state-organized farmers markets and other temporary events, Marijuana Moment reports.

Sponsored by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D), the measure was approved in a 4-0 vote last week by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

It authorizes the state’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) to issue a state temporary event license to a licensee authorizing onsite cannabis sales to, and consumption by, persons 21 years of age or older at certain venues expressly approved by a local jurisdiction, as specified.  Adults would also be able to consume cannabis on-site at approved events.

Small marijuana growers would need regulatory approval at the state and local level in order to be able sell cannabis at specialized areas at farmers markets.

The measure will now go to the Senate floor, and if approved, it would have to be sent back to the Assembly for agreement on amendments.  One Senate change calls for the sale and consumption of marijuana at state temporary events as opposed to specified temporary events.

Applicants for the state temporary events license would have to meet the criteria of being classified as a small marijuana producer.  They cannot cultivate more than one acre of cannabis, 22,000 square feet under a mixed-light tier 1 cultivation license or 5,000 square feet under a mixed-light tier 2 or indoor cultivation license.

Upon being passed and signed, the bill would take effect Jan. 1, 2026.

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