By Shelby Huffaker, MPH | Chair, San Diego Americans for Safe Access
Note: This page is a living document, but not all updates may be reflected immediately. Please refer to the bills’ pages for the most up-to-date information.
California Assembly Bills
Would expand the definition of cannabis to include manufactured hemp products, subjecting such products to the same regulatory requirements as cannabis (including — but not limited to — laboratory testing, taxes, track-and-trace requirements, etc.). While cannabis retailers would be permitted to sell non-inhalable, manufactured hemp products that meet state requirements, tobacco/cigarette retailers would be prohibited from selling any form of cannabis or cannabinoid product. The bill would also permanently cap the state cannabis excise tax at 15%.
DETAILS: 2/3 Vote Required; Appropriation; Fiscal Committee; State-Mandated Local Program
STATUS: Referred to Business & Professions Committee.
AB-564 Cannabis: excise tax: rate increase repeal.
Would repeal the requirement that the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration adjust the cannabis excise tax rate every two years to account for losses caused by discontinuation of the state cultivation tax, permanently freezing the cannabis excise tax at 15%.
DETAILS: Majority Vote Required; Non-Appropriation; Fiscal Committee; Non-State-Mandated Local Program
STATUS: Referred to Business & Professions Committee and Revenue & Taxation Committee.
AB-762: Disposable, battery-embedded vapor inhalation device: prohibition.
Would ban disposable vape pens (both nicotine and cannabis).
DETAILS: Majority Vote Required; Non-Appropriation; Fiscal Committee; State-Mandated Local Program
STATUS: Referred to Environmental Safety & Toxic Materials Committee.
AB-1332 Medicinal cannabis: shipments.
Would permit licensed micro-businesses to ship medicinal cannabis products directly to patients across all local jurisdictions within the state. Additionally, patients would be eligible to receive donated medicinal cannabis products free of charge via shipment.
DETAILS: Majority Vote Required; Non-Appropriation; Fiscal Committee; State-Mandated Local Program
STATUS: Referred to Business & Professions Committee.
California Senate Bills
SB-378 Online marketplaces: illicit cannabis: reporting and liability.
Would regulate online marketplaces involved with cannabis and hemp products, particularly in relation to unlicensed sellers. Would establish a whistle-blowing mechanism for unlicensed sellers.
DETAILS: Majority Vote Required; Non-Appropriation; Fiscal Committee; Non-State-Mandated Local Program
STATUS: Referred to Judiciary Committee.
