California Governor Jerry Brown signed the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act into law. This gives the state control over the medical-marijuana industry, which currently is valued at $1.3 billion. Instead of profits going to drug dealers, now they will go to the state which will get its cut from 17 different licenses on everything from seeds to sales. CBS posted 2015 Oct 20 (Story)
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/10/09/brown-oks-medical-marijuana-regulations/