The California Legislature has introduced various bills related to cannabis which will have a significant impact on the public, local jurisdictions, and the cannabis industry. Many of the bills will see substantive amendments as the bills make their way through the legislative process. Updates will be provided on our 2025 California Cannabis Bills page.
February 21 was the last day for bills to be introduced in 2025. September 12 is the last day for any bill to be passed. October 12, 2025 is the last day for the Governor to sign or veto bills.
The 2025 California Cannabis Bills address a range of topics including:
- allowing the sale of industrial hemp products by California cannabis licensees;
- adjustment of the cannabis excise tax rate;
- collection of fines and penalties in local administrative orders or decisions for cannabis law violations;
- a prohibition of individuals appointed to specified positions in the California Department of Cannabis Control from engaging in certain activities;
- exempting DEA registered studies into the therapeutic administration of psychedelics to treat military veterans from authorization or review by the California Research Advisory Panel;
- securing workers’ compensation coverage by California cannabis employers;
- allowing licensed California cannabis microbusiness with an M-license to directly ship medicinal cannabis to a medicinal cannabis patient in California;
- allowing a hemp manufacturer to produce and sell low-dose hemp drinks that contain no greater than 0.5 milligrams of total THC per container and imposing an excise tax;
- reinstating the California cannabis task force on state and local regulation of commercial cannabis activity;
- online marketplaces with advertisements for cannabis products or hemp products.
The State Legislature is somewhat restricted in changing California cannabis laws. The Control Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 (AUMA), an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide California general election, authorizes the California Legislature to amend its provisions by a bill passed with a 2/3 vote of each house of the Legislature, if the amendment furthers its purposes and intent. AUMA also authorizes the Legislature to amend other provisions by a bill passed by a majority vote if the bill implements specified substantive provisions and the amendments are consistent with and further the purposes and intent of the act.
See the full list of California cannabis bills and read more about each of the bills in the complete 2025 California Cannabis Law Legislative Update.
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