California legislators are removing all delta-8 and Delta-10 THC products from smoke shops, convenience stores, and gas stations. This is done to protect public safety and health.
The signature of Gavin Newsom, the governor is still awaiting. Gavin Newsom has not yet signed. Assembly Bill 8, Synthetic cannabis products, inhalable products of cannabis containing hemp-derived cannabinoids and synthetic marijuana products will be banned. On Sept. 13 the Assembly approved Senate amendments with 73-1 votes, after the Senate had passed the bill 37-0 the day before.
Cecilia Aguiar Curry, D. Winters and Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar Curry sponsored the legislation. It also seeks to increase the power of state and municipal enforcement agencies in inspecting, seizing and destroying illegal products.
The state would also incorporate products with concentrated cannabinoids, other than CBD, derived from hemp into its licensed and regulated supply chain. Other than pure CBD, every other product would qualify as a cannabis-related product.
These provisions of the bill, which are now being prepared by the Governor for his signature, include a date effective on Jan. 1, 2020.
Sen. Angelique Ashby, D-Sacramento, presented the legislation for a third reading on Sept. 12 in the upper chamber.
“A.B. She said, “A.B.[The bill] The state government and local authorities will be equipped with all the tools necessary to protect children against synthetic products.”
Newsom’s executive actions in September of 2024 led to this passage. Emergency Regulations to require that hemp food, beverage and dietary products intended for human consumption have no detectable THC or other intoxicating cannabinoids per serving, create a minimum age to purchase hemp products to 21, and limit the number of servings of hemp products to five per package.
Newsom at that time said, “We will no longer sit back and let drug dealers use our stores to sell dangerous unregulated hemp products with THC in order to target children.” We’re closing loopholes, increasing enforcement and preventing children from gaining access to these harmful hemp and cannabis products.
The California Department of Public Health will be launching its new website in June 2025. issued A notice of proposed regulationmaking will be issued. It is estimated that this ban could cause the closure of 115 companies and result in the loss of more than 18400 jobs within 5 years. This would cost more than $3 billion dollars.
Aguiar-Curry said that her 2025 bill was a response to the unintended consequences of legislation passed by the Assembly. Aguiar Curry, who was the author of the 2025 Bill, said that her bill would be sent to the Senate after the state Assembly passed A.B. Authored in 2021 Californians should be able to access a hemp market that is “well regulated and safe”.
Bad actors are using it to sell hemp-based intoxicants outside of dispensaries, without regard for age restrictions. Aguiar Curry: “This is illegal, and it is completely unacceptable.” The following are some of the ways to get in touch with each other In June, “A.B. “A.B. “A.B. We are strengthening our commitment to regulation by closing loopholes that could be dangerous. This will also help legal businesses compete with the illegal market.
Hemp products that are intoxicating, and which don’t have to pay the high taxes or adhere to strict regulations of cannabis markets sanctioned by states, undermine businesses who must spend more to run and fund local and state governments. A.B. Under A.B.
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A Senate amendment, in particular, removed from the bill language that would have required the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to raise the cannabis excise taxes to compensate for revenue lost from 2022. You can eliminate your problem by eliminating Cannabis cultivation tax in the State
California legislators passed a bill this session that would roll that tax back to 15%, and prevent the CDTFA to increase it again until June 30, at the very least. Newsom will also be receiving this bill.
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A.B. 8 to clarify that cannabinoid products derived exclusively from industrial hemp may be shipped through the state without entering the licensed market—provided they are not sold in California—or shipped out of California by a licensee. It is consistent with protections offered by the Farm Bill of 2018, which legalized federally commercial hemp cultivation.
One Senate amendment stipulates that until January 1, 2028 licensed cannabis producers can use only cannabinoid extracts and concentrates manufactured from cannabis that has been obtained by a licensed cultivator.
The white paper, titled “The Future of the American Economy: A White Paper for 2025”, was cited by lawmakers in a bill-analysis. The Great Hemp HoaxTiffany Devitt was a co-author of the white paper, which is co-authored with the Director of Regulatory Affairs for licensed retailer March & Ash, Tiffany Devitt. This white paper contained an analysis of 104 hemp products from 68 different brands. It found that 95% were chemically synthesized.
Infinite Chemical Analysis Labs provided the tests. Sponsors of the report included two California retailers: March and Ash and Embarc and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135 in California.
A.B. 8 analysis. The white paper concluded that vape products purportedly derived from hemp averaged THC equivalent levels 268 percent higher than the threshold set by California for cannabis used in adult use.
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The coalition also said that “we are against integration, because data about the harmful effects of these products is only increasing.” Writer. California’s legal marijuana industry, too, is poorly regulated. What on earth could it do with hemp? THC remains THC. “Whether the THC is from hemp or marijuana, it causes all sorts of harm to public health.”
California Department of Cannabis Control has reported that the implementation of this legislation will cost approximately $2.5 Million next year, and $5.8 Million annually, according to California Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill was approved unanimously by the California Senate Appropriations Committee last month.
Amy O’Gorman Jenkins was the executive director for the CaCOA that sponsored A.B. According to the executive director of CaCOA, Amy O’Gorman Jenkins, A.B.
By ensuring access to nonintoxicating and safe hemp-derived THC, while also ensuring proper oversight of these products, it is one step towards a level playing ground for licensed cannabis businesses. The following are some of the ways to get in touch with each other. “A.B. “A.B. 8 draws a line in the sand: California’s hemp-based products that are intoxicating should not undermine public safety, youth health or integrity of legal cannabis markets.”