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💚 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 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
“#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.”
https://loom.ly/GAbmMyc
"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
📊 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
🚫 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
🚨 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
⚡ 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
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).
