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Gov. Jerry Brown today vetoed legislation that would have permitted the cultivation of industrial hemp in California, though the Democratic governor didn't seem happy about it.◼ California bans use of tanning beds by minors - Reuters via Drudge (image source)
Senate Bill 676, by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, would have created an eight-year, pilot program for the cultivation of industrial hemp in Imperial, Kern, Kings and San Joaquin counties.
...Brown also vetoed Assembly Bill 568, by Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, which would have prohibited prison guards from shackling pregnant inmates unless necessary.
"At first blush, I was inclined to sign this bill because it certainly seems inappropriate to shackle a pregnant inmate unless absolutely necessary," Brown said in a veto message. "However, the language of this measure goes too far, prohibiting not only shackling, but also the use of handcuffs or restraints of any kind except under ill-defined circumstances."
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AB144, makes it a misdemeanor to carry an exposed and unloaded gun in a public place.◼ Jerry Brown signs bill speeding involuntary medication of inmates - LA Times
Brown had more than 100 bills to sign or veto before a midnight deadline.
Brown also signed a new measure requiring health insurance companies in California to provide coverage for autism.
...Brown vetoed a bill requiring extra warning for women whose breast tissue is dense enough to mimic cancers in mammograms.
He also vetoed a bill allowing public universities to use race in their undergraduate and graduate admissions.
The governor said no to a bill requiring law enforcement officers to get a warrant before they search through electronic devices of people they arrest.
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