The following bills have been signed by Governor Newsom
AB 1775 (Haney) will authorize, contingent upon approval of a local jurisdiction, a cannabis retailer or microbusiness (retailer) who operates a consumption lounge to prepare and sell onsite non-alcoholic, non-cannabis-infused food and beverages as well as host live events and sell tickets to said events. Retailers will be required to store and display any non-cannabis food and beverages separately, and distinctly, on the licensed premises. Further, retailers will be prohibited from preparing or selling industrial hemp or any products containing industrial hemp. Read the Governor’s signing message for AB 1775.
AB 2555 (Quirk-Silva) will extend, until January 1, 2030, the sales and use tax exemption for medicinal cannabis donated by a licensed cannabis retailer to a qualifying patient or medicinal cannabis cardholder.
AB 2643 (Wood) will require the Department of Fish and Wildlife to report on the restoration of watershed environments damaged by unlicensed cannabis cultivation. Civil penalty proceeds from enforcing against unlicensed cultivation would be redirected to a new fund established by the bill.
SB 1059 (Bradford) will prohibit local jurisdictions from including the amount of certain state-authorized taxes in the definition of gross receipts for purposes of imposing a local tax or fee on a cannabis retailer. This includes taxes imposed pursuant to the Cannabis Tax Law, Sales and Use Tax Law, and the Transactions and Use Tax Law.
SB 1064 (Laird) will require the Department of Cannabis Control to establish a combined activities license that allows the same business to conduct two or more commercial activities, excluding laboratory testing, at one location (premises) under a single license. It also specifies that ownership-related information for a licensed cannabis business does not need to be resubmitted for new license applications if the ownership-related information is unchanged and eliminates the prohibition that prevents more than one business from occupying a single premise.
SB 1109 (Bradford) will require the Department of Cannabis Control to collect, consolidate and publish aggregate demographic data on cannabis applicants, including but not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, income and education levels, prior convictions, and veteran status. The information shall be provided voluntarily and posted on the Department’s internet website. This demographic information shall not be a condition of licensure or license renewal and shall only become operative when the Department unifies its licensing system for commercial cannabis activity.
SB 1498 (Ashby) will place existing marketing restrictions, including restrictions on advertising and marketing to children, on persons conducting unlicensed commercial cannabis activity and industrial hemp product manufacturers, distributors and sellers. This bill would also authorize the Attorney General, county counsels, and city attorneys to bring suit and seek civil penalties ranging from $5,000 to $30,000 dollars against persons in violation of these advertising and marketing laws. |
