Lori Ajax, chief of the Bureau of Cannabis Control. Credit: Jason Doiy/ ALM

California regulators released the first draft of permanent adult-use and medical marijuana regulations on Friday, starting the clock on a process of hearings and public comment that will end later this year with a final set of rules governing the nascent industry.

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The proposed rules are contained in 315 pages of documents issued by the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Food and Agriculture and the Department of Public Health. Marijuana advocates and attorneys contacted by The Recorder said they were still scouring the proposals and declined any immediate comment on the contents.