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delivered powerful testimony before the Assembly Revenue & Taxation Committee on May 5, 2025, in support of AB 564 (Haney), which would halt the scheduled increase in the cannabis excise tax from 15% to 19% set Read Jenkins’ testimony Urge your legislator to support AB 564 "Let me be very clear: the legal cannabis Jenkins concluded by emphasizing that "AB 564 is not a tax break. It's economic triage.

What AB 8 Does AB 8 effectively closes loopholes that previously allowed intoxicating hemp-derived products AB 8 also explicitly prohibits hemp-derived THC extracts, oils, or concentrates from being incorporated What AB 8 Doesn’t Do Despite some misconceptions, AB 8 does not “decimate” cannabis farmers; rather, Why It Matters AB 8 provides clarity and consistency in a previously chaotic landscape. Ultimately, AB 8 ensures that California’s cannabis and hemp policies advance together.

AB 564 (Haney) can still roll back the cannabis excise tax to 15%. This fight is far from over: 1) Urge your California state senator to vote YES on AB Bill 564 2) Share

EXCERPT: The passage of AB 564 “proves that sound policy wins” when state lawmakers listen to “data over O’Gorman said A.B. 564’s passage will also save thousands of jobs in the nation’s largest cannabis market

“The passage of AB 564 proves that sound policy wins when state lawmakers listen to data over rhetoric

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UPDATE: On April 29, 2025, the Assembly Business and Professions Committee pulled AB 762 due to a lack LEARN MORE: Victory for Cannabis Consumers and Retailers: AB 762 Pulled from Committee -------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Urge your legislator to oppose AB 762 (Irwin market, California should focus on 1) enhancing education about proper disposal methods established by AB WHY THIS BILL IS PROBLEMATIC Undermines recently enacted regulations from AB 1894 (2022) that already

. – Today, the California State Senate voted 38-1 to pass Assembly Bill 564 (Haney) , which rolls back AB 564 protects public health, honors what voters wanted with Proposition 64, and safeguards the tax

“AB 564 offers a critical lifeline to California’s legal cannabis market to help stabilize an emerging

“AB 564 will provide tax relief to California’s struggling cannabis industry by reversing an unprecedented

Assembly Bill 564 , authored by Assemblymember Matt Haney, offers the only viable path forward. By stopping the tax hike, AB 564 protects both public health and the community programs that rely on AB 564 enjoys bipartisan support from the Assembly and Governor Gavin Newsom because it isn't a taxpayer-funded

"I've had about a dozen meetings with legislators this session discussing AB 564 and other vital reforms