1/CBS Sacramento’s Brady Halbleib interviews our own Dr. Lynn Silver on @gavinnewsom.bsky.social's signing #AB564 — a bill that breaks #Prop64’s promised funding for youth, prevention & the environment.

A big tax break for #BigCannabis, nothing to fix the real drivers of the illicit market.

Big Marijuana: What Happens When History Echoes?
#bigtobacco meets #bigcannabis

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1/The #CALeg just passed #AB564, betraying voters’ intent in #Prop64.

Instead of funding childcare, youth prevention, environmental restoration & public safety as promised, this bill hands #BigCannabis a massive tax break & raises serious questions of legality. #cannabis

The State May Soon Pass a Cannabis Tax Cut. Critics Say It Will Cost Kids and the Environment

1/Lost Coast Outpost dives into #AB564, which would cut taxes for #BigCannabis & divert $100s of millions from kids, prevention, & environment—just as fed cuts do same. Advocate: “If we’re gonna trade legalization for taxes then by God they should honor what they set out to do.” Read: bit.ly/47Ev16h

1/Friday’s CA Senate Approps vote in favor of #AB564 is a stark reminder of #BigCannabis’ oversized & corruptive influence.

#CALeg bought the false narrative of an “industry in peril”—while the real cost is cuts to youth prevention, #publichealth, & environmental programs.

2/We know what to do: plain packaging, bans on kid-friendly marketing, #THC caps, & clear serving sizes.

Yet #CALeg is weighing tax cuts for #BigCannabis that would gut youth prevention & health programs at a time child poisonings skyrocketing! Let's put kids' health before corporate profit.

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

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...

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).

2/#AB8 has some good components, like #hemp safeguards.

But its tax rollback breaks a 2022 deal meant to protect #childcare, youth prevention & #PublicHealth.

#BigCannabis doesn’t need a handout at kids’ expense.

Read our opposition letter to #CALeg: bit.ly/4miBBUB

#WakeNBake: Good morning, Connoisseurs! Monday at 10 AM (CST), we’re exposing the corporate chokehold on cannabis. They wanted “legalization.” Now, they want it all. The $444 billion industry is being carved up—who’s getting left behind? #PotCultureMagazine #WeedEconomy #BigCannabis #420Community