LAST UPDATED 4/4/2026
Cal NORML is tracking the following and has reached out to the authors’ offices:
AB 1826 (Lackey) To improve due process around the recall, embargo, and destruction of cannabis products. Sponsored by CCIA. Referred to Com. on B. and P. Set FOR Hearing ON 07-APR-26 9 a.m.
Cal NORML has joined a sign-on letter in support of this bill.
AB 1965 (Sharp-Collins) Cannabis: testing: quality assurance. Referred to Com. on B. and P. Set FOR Hearing ON 07-APR-26 9 a.m. Cal NORML has sent a letter in support of this bill.
AB-2249 (Irwin) Cannabis: labels, packaging and manufacturing. Amendments dropped. Referred to Com. on B. and P. Set FOR Hearing ON 14-APR-26 9 a.m.
AB-2532 (Irwin) Cannabis: labels, packaging and manufacturing. Amendments dropped. Referred to Com. on B. and P. Set FOR Hearing ON 14-APR-26 9 a.m.
Cal NORML is addressing the provision in AB 2532 limiting cannabis beverage containers to 10 mg. We are suggesting amendments allowing greater amounts for concentrates, and calling for better labeling of edibles and drinks overall, and/or requiring a dosage cup or eyedropper to measure out smaller doses from containers with high THC levels, in keeping with current regulations.
AB 2250 (Aguiar-Curry) Modify AB 8 to exclude CBN from the definition of cannabis concentrate. Referred to Coms. on B. and P. and REV. and TAX. Set FOR Hearing ON 07-APR-26 9 a.m.
AB-2420 (Caloza) Cannabis: donations: seniors. Authorizes cannabis retailers to donate cannabis or cannabis products to persons 65 years of age and older. Referred to Com. on B. and P. Set FOR Hearing ON 14-APR-26 9 a.m.
AB 2506 (Hart) Cannabis: tribal government licensure. Referred to Com. on B. and P. Set FOR Hearing ON 07-APR-26 9 a.m.
AB 2537 (Chen) Cannabis Enforcement Accountability and Public Health Prioritization Act of 2026. Referred to Com. on B. and P. Set FOR Hearing ON 07-APR-26 9 a.m.
Would “require the DCC to prioritize its enforcement of MAUCRSA in a manner consistent with a risk-based enforcement framework that focuses on material threats while applying less intensive and less punitive measures on minor technical or administrative violations by licensees.” Sponsored by CaCOA.
AB 2697 (Pellerin) Cannabis drive-throughs.
Would authorize a local jurisdiction to allow a licensed cannabis retailer to conduct sales or deliveries at a drive-through, pass-out window, or slide-out tray, if the sales and deliveries are made through a fixed-pane security window with a security drawer. Referred to Com. on B. and P. Set FOR Hearing ON 21-APR-26.
AB 2667 (Hadwick) Vape products: household hazardous waste: advertising. Passed Com. on E.S and T.M. and B.; Set FOR Hearing in B. and P. ON 14-APR-26 9 a.m.
Would allow authorize hazardous waste collection facilities to mechanically disassemble vape pens and devices, and prohibit nicotine or cannabis vapes using branding to appeal to minors, packaged to conceal the nature of their use, or including interactive videogame capabilities.
AB 1884 (Hadwick) Interscholastic athletics: drug testing: suspensions: nicotine use. Set FOR Hearing in Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, & Tourism ON 7-APR-26 9 a.m.
Would to require schools to drug-test 7-12 grade students for nicotine, and allow testing for controlled substances (like cannabis), as a requirement for participating in interscholastic athletics. Cal NORML has long opposed random drug testing.
AB-2617 (Schiavo) NO LONGER A CANNABIS BILL. It’s now the Protecting Kids from Online Gambling Act.
AB-2246 (Wicks) NO LONGER A CANNABIS BILL. It’s now the Youth Social Media Protection Act: report.
