Cannabis
Oct. 15, 2025
The cannabis laws of the 2025 California legislative session
California's cannabis laws underwent significant reforms in the 2025 legislative session, including the legalization of "Amsterdam-style" cannabis cafés (AB 1775), a rollback of the planned excise tax increase to 15% until 2028 (AB 564) and the establishment of expedited research pathways for marijuana and psychedelics through the Research Advisory Panel of California (AB 1234).
The 2025 Legislative Session delivered bills to rollback a devastating state tax increase, to integrate hemp products into the regulated cannabis framework, to expedite controlled substances research and to stop the online sale of unregulated cannabis and hemp products. Here is a look at this year's cannabis bills that became law, and a couple that did not, representing some of the most sweeping -- and debated -- overhauls to California's cannabis and hemp regulatory landscap...
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