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.
LAST UPDATE: 6/1/2025
California Assembly Bills
Would expand the definition of cannabis to include manufactured food and beverages manufactured from industrial hemp (excluding CBD isolate), subjecting such products to the same regulatory requirements as cannabis (including — but not limited to — laboratory testing, taxes, track-and-trace requirements, etc.). Inhalable hemp products, including hemp pre-rolls and hemp flower intended for consumption, would be prohibited. While cannabis retailers would be permitted to sell 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: Amended and re-referred to Appropriations Committee.
AB-564 Cannabis: excise tax: rate increase repeal.
Would delay 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, temporarily freezing the cannabis excise tax at 15% until the 2030-2031 fiscal year. Additionally, detailed performance indicators and data collection requirements would be established to determine efficacy of the bill’s specific goal of providing “immediate tax relief to the cannabis industry.”
DETAILS: Majority Vote Required; Non-Appropriation; Fiscal Committee; Non-State-Mandated Local Program
STATUS: Passed Appropriations Committee.
ASA’S POSITION: Endorse. Sign the letter to Stop Higher Taxes on Cannabis in California
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.
ASA’S POSITION: Endorse if amended to remove cannabis vape pens.
AB-1332 Medicinal cannabis: shipments.
Would permit licensed micro-businesses to ship certain medicinal cannabis products directly to patients across all local jurisdictions within the state, as long as the patient cannot access a cannabis retailer or delivery service within 60 miles of their location. 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 Rules 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: Amended and re-referred to Appropriations Committee.
