💚 THANK YOU to every cannabis operator who mobilized. Every consumer who testified. Every voice that demanded change.

We secured #AB564, #AB8, and #SB378. And California cannabis still faces huge challenges.

➡️ Help us build a thriving market: https://loom.ly/ToOInH8

🎉 We stopped the worst in 2025. #AB564 rolled back the 26%+ tax hike. #AB8 closed the hemp loophole. #SB378 established platform accountability.

🌱 Now we’re fighting to expand cannabis access and build the market California deserves.

➡️ JOIN US: https://loom.ly/ToOInH8

🎉 Big win for California public health and safety: #AB8 finally levels the playing field by bringing intoxicating #hemp under the same rules as licensed #cannabis. Real testing, real oversight, real fairness.

➡️ Get all the details in our policy guide: https://loom.ly/axbdEkM

California Cannabis Industry Wins Big: How Advocacy Rolled Back a Tax Hike and Regulated Hemp Now comes the more complex work of building the legal cannabis market California deserves: one that expands access to safe, regulated products, unleashes innovation to create jobs, and generates sustainable tax revenue for the community programs that depend on it.

California cannabis secured 3 critical wins this session.

💸 #AB564 rolled back the tax hike
🚨 #AB8 regulated products masquerading as “hemp”
💻 #SB378 held online platforms accountable.

And the real work begins now. JOIN US: https://loom.ly/ToOInH8

#AB8 protects public health, ensures intoxicating hemp products can no longer be sold in unregulated outlets, and provides a fair pathway for integration that supports consumer safety and long-term viability of the legal cannabis market: https://loom.ly/INMvGMw

#CAleg #hemp

🎉 VICTORY: Gov. Newsom signs #AB8 into law!

"Today is a major win for public health and consumer safety in California. AB 8 ensures intoxicating hemp products can only be sold through licensed, regulated dispensaries."

https://loom.ly/xpQBC5c

Cannabis Business Times: California Passes AB 8 to Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products Outside Cannabis Market “AB 8 seeks to protect public health by eliminating access to intoxicating hemp products outside of authorized dispensaries,” she said. “The bill will give state agencies and local governments the tools they need to protect our kids from synthetic products.”

“#AB8 seeks to protect public health by eliminating access to intoxicating hemp products outside of authorized dispensaries. [The bill] will give state agencies and local governments the tools they need to protect our kids from synthetic products.”

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"AB 8 draws a clear line: in California, intoxicating hemp products should no longer undercut public health, youth safety, or the integrity of our legal cannabis market.”

PRESS RELEASE: https://loom.ly/-SNn_RQ

#AB8 #CAleg #cannabis #hemp

🎉 THANK YOU #CAleg for passing #AB8, which protects consumer health and safety and the legal cannabis market against unregulated products masquerading as "hemp."

PRESS RELEASE: https://loom.ly/-SNn_RQ

#cannabis #cannabisindustry #cannabisnews #hemp #intoxicatinghemp

🚨 95% of "hemp" products (hemphoax.com) contained prohibited synthetics, many marketed with kid-friendly flavors. #AB8 closes these loopholes and keeps dangerous products away from California's youth.

➡️ #CAleg should vote YES: https://loom.ly/0VCTm_o

When Cannabis is Prohibited, Delta-8 THC Thrives, Researchers Reveal UC San Diego researchers reported that more than 19 million U.S. adults have tried delta-8 THC, particularly as an alternative in prohibition states.

📊 Ironic finding: People in states that ban cannabis are TWICE as likely to use delta-8 THC compared to legal states. Prohibition may "inadvertently steer people toward less-regulated substances," putting public health and safety at risk.

https://loom.ly/NEHWv00

#CAleg #AB8

📊 DYK? Nearly 1/2 of hemphoax.com tested "hemp" products contained THCP, a synthetic compound 30x more potent than THC. AB 8 will get these dangerous, illicit, and untaxed products off our shelves.

➡️ Urge #CAleg to vote YES on #AB8: https://loom.ly/0VCTm_o

💰 Illegal products masquerading as "hemp" are evading California's cannabis taxes. That's millions in lost revenue for schools and community programs. AB 8 ensures intoxicating products are properly taxed/regulated.

➡️ Urge #CAleg to vote yes on #AB8: https://loom.ly/0VCTm_o

When Cannabis is Prohibited, Delta-8 THC Thrives, Researchers Reveal UC San Diego researchers reported that more than 19 million U.S. adults have tried delta-8 THC, particularly as an alternative in prohibition states.

🚫 Cannabis prohibition backfiring? New UC San Diego study shows adults in non-legal states are 2x more likely to use delta-8 THC (10.9% vs legal states).

Researchers say bans may push people toward more dangerous, unregulated substances: https://loom.ly/NEHWv00

#CAleg #AB8 #cannabis #hemp

Legislative Victory: Senate Appropriations Passes AB 8 (intoxicating hemp) and AB 564 (cannabis excise tax) The California Cannabis Operators Association is thrilled to announce the Senate Appropriations Committee has passed critically important legislation (AB 8 and AB 564) to protect public health and safety and the integrity of the legal cannabis market.

🚨 HUGE WIN! 🚨The Senate Appropriations Committee just passed #AB8 and #AB564! 🎉

🙏 THANK YOU to the authors for their leadership and industry leaders/stakeholders for their advocacy efforts with the #CAleg!

MEDIA STATEMENT: https://loom.ly/9O5KjM4

⚖️ Despite Gov. Newsom's emergency regulations, dangerous synthetic "hemp" products keep flooding California. AB 8 gives agencies the tools they need to combat these illegal products once and for all.

➡️ Urge the #CAleg to vote YES on #AB8: https://loom.ly/0VCTm_o

💰 Illegal products masquerading as "hemp" are evading California's cannabis taxes. That's millions in lost revenue for schools and community programs. AB 8 ensures intoxicating products are properly taxed/regulated.

➡️ Urge #CAleg to vote yes on #AB8: https://loom.ly/0VCTm_o

🚨 95% of "hemp" products (hemphoax.com) contained prohibited synthetics, many marketed with kid-friendly flavors. #AB8 closes these loopholes and keeps dangerous products away from California's youth.

➡️ #CAleg should vote YES: https://loom.ly/0VCTm_o

📊 DYK? Nearly 1/2 of hemphoax.com tested "hemp" products contained THCP, a synthetic compound 30x more potent than THC. AB 8 will get these dangerous, illicit, and untaxed products off our shelves.

➡️ Urge #CAleg to vote YES on #AB8: https://loom.ly/0VCTm_o

Without AB 8, intoxicating hemp products will continue to evade testing, taxation, and oversight, threatening public health and further eroding the regulated market. #AB8 offers a responsible, science-based, and enforceable path forward: https://loom.ly/0VCTm_o #CAleg

2/Article also details why Getting it Right from the Start/Public Health Institute & 100+ groups oppose #AB8 & #AB564 (cut $180M/yr from prevention, youth, & environmental programs promised under #Prop64). Weak rules put children at risk. Cutting prevention multiplies harm/puts profits before kids.

2/Since 2016, these #Cannabis tax revenues have supported over 275 youth orgs across CA.

#AB564 & #AB8 slash funding for programs that keep kids safe, prevent addiction, & support community health—at the moment the federal govt is cutting prevention, too. #CALeg #PublicHealth

Next week, #CALeg will vote on #cannabis tax cut bills (#AB564 & #AB8) that break #Prop64’s promise & slash funds for childcare, youth prevention & environmental restoration.

Watch press event featuring youth advocacy, #PublicHealth, & environmental groups (Passcode: 2Rnfuv=*): bit.ly/4mCRXXu

2/The segment closes with Dr. Silver’s call to action: oppose #CALeg bills #AB564 & #AB8, which would slash $1.35B from youth services, drug prevention, & environmental cleanup.

Bottom Line: These bills betray #Prop64’s promises. Don’t let #BigCannabis profit at kids’ expense. #Cannabis

JOIN | CaCOA As the largest cannabis association in California, CaCOA's unified voice represents 300+ operators across 125 municipalities, with members operating more than 475 licenses throughout the supply chain. Retail members provide access to legal cannabis in 85%+ of the state's authorized local markets through 200+ stores, serving 50%+ of California's total population. Across the supply chain, members operate in 90%+ of the state's communities where at least one type of cannabis business is allowed.

⚡ From #AB564 tax relief to #AB8 illicit hemp, CaCOA members drive #CAleg legislation that protects your business. Don't just adapt to policy changes, help create them.

Join today: https://www.cacoa.org/joincacoa

What if the only thing California Democrats can make more affordable is weed? | Opinion Failing to tackle more central problems to the California economy, lawmakers now focus on a cannabis tax that was supposed to fund youth programs.

1/Must-read Sacramento Bee editorial by Pulitzer-winner Tom Philp: CA’s “affordability crisis” isn’t #cannabis — it’s the cost of abandoning our commitments to kids & communities.” #AB564 #AB8 #CALeg

Learn why gutting #Prop64 for #BigCannabis is a disaster: www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...

2/KTVU segment also highlights why #CALeg must reject #cannabis tax cuts that would drain funding from #YouthHealth, #DrugPrevention & toxic cleanup programs.

Say NO to #AB564 & the tax cut provisions in #AB8.

We need #PublicHealth–driven policy — not profit-driven rollbacks.

2/We oppose #AB564 + the tax cut in #AB8 (Billion Dollar Boondoggle). As our Dr. Silver told the Mercury News: “The industry has whitewashed #cannabis harms + marketed it as wellness.”

One youth featured in piece lost years to daily high-potency use. These are the lives prevention programs protect.

1/#CALeg must reject tax cuts for #BigCannabis & oppose diverting #Cannabis Tax Fund $—meant for kids, #PublicHealth & environment—to cover industry costs.

These corporate giveaways are @ expense of youth. Stand up for #Prop64’s promise. @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social

No on #AB564 & #AB8 (parts).