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Have You Been Discriminated Against by A Kaiser Permanente Doctor for Using Cannabis? Join Cal NORML’s Action Demanding Kaiser Change Its Policy.

February 4, 2026February 3, 2026

California NORML and our supporters worked hard in 2022 to sponsor and pass AB 1954, to protect medical marijuana patients against discrimination by their doctors. This was in response to numerous complaints we received from patients, particularly those in the Kaiser Healthcare system, telling us that their doctors were drug testing them and denying them care—including opioid …

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Medical Marijuana Mailing Bill Introduced in California

January 26, 2026January 25, 2026

Tell us: Would AB 1564 benefit you? How might it be expanded to benefit more patients and farmers? Asm. Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) has introduced a bill, AB 1564, to allow for the shipment of certain medical products from specified cannabis license holders directly to patients. Ahrens’s attempt at the bill last year, AB 1332, passed …

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CANNABIS REFORM BOGS DOWN IN D.C. SWAMP

November 27, 2025

Efforts to reform federal cannabis laws remain stuck on hold in Washington, D.C. There is no indication as to whether the administration plans to move marijuana from Schedule I to III, as proposed by the Biden administration in April 2024. The DEA’s leadership has expressed skepticism about the proposal and has been sitting on it …

A group poses on government building steps, holding banners celebrating AB 564 and the California cannabis excise tax as Gov. Newsom signs the bill into law. A large green badge proclaims, "WE DID IT! AB 564 IS LAW. CA Norml

WE DID IT! Gov. Newsom Signs AB 564 to Lower CA’s Cannabis Excise Tax Back to 15% on October 1

September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

Governor Newsom has signed the Cal NORML-sponsored bill, AB 564 (Haney), to roll back the cannabis excise tax increase that happened on July 1 from 19% back to 15% on October 1, 2025. Thanks to all Cal NORML’s supporters who helped lobby for the bill (including at our Lobby Day in March), and all who …

Line graph comparing monthly California Cannabis sales and Michigan from 2021 to 2025. California sales, impacted by the Cannabis Tax Increase, decrease overall, while Michigan sales rise, with both states' numbers converging by 2025. CA Norml

Initial Impacts of The California Cannabis Excise Tax Increase

July 10, 2025

Cal NORML put out word through our email alert list this week asking cannabis consumers and businesses to tell us about the initial impacts of the 26% excise tax increase that hit cannabis in California on July 1. Several consumers and businesses reported damaging repercussions; some of the responses are below. “To be honest even …

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AB 564 to Stop a Cannabis Tax Increase Heads to Senate Appropriations Committee

September 10, 2025July 9, 2025

UPDATE September 10, 2025 – AB 564 has passed both houses of the California legislature and is heading to the Governor’s desk. UPDATE July 9, 2025 – On the 50th anniversary of cannabis decriminalization in California, AB 564 passed through the Senate Revenue and Tax committee, its first stop in the Senate after passing in …

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Cal NORML-Sponsored Bill to Halt A Cannabis Tax Increase Passes First Committee

May 8, 2025April 22, 2025

WRITE TO YOUR LEGISLATORS AND GOV. NEWSOM AND ASK THEM NOT TO RAISE CANNABIS TAXES IN 2025 Update 5/8/2025 – AB 564, to halt a cannabis tax increase this year, passed through its second committee with another unanimous vote. It now goes to Assembly Appropriations. Meanwhile, the Governor and both legislative houses are finalizing their …

Cal NORML Sponsors Bill to Block Cannabis Tax Increase

July 10, 2025March 1, 2025

UPDATE 7/10/2025 – Please send a letter to your state Senator asking them to pass AB 564 to roll back cannabis taxes. California raised its excise tax on cannabis from 15% to 19% on July 1, 2025, as part of a budget compromise made when the cannabis cultivation tax was removed via AB 195 (2022), …

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Sponsor Lobby Day 2025

January 31, 2025January 13, 2025

Read more about Lobby Day 2025 BECOME A SPONSOR TODAY! See Links below or email us. California NORML and ASA (Americans for Safe Access) are pleased to announce Citizen Lobby Day, taking place March 24, 2025 in Sacramento, CA. Our members and coalition partners will host a lobby day and training in support of state legislation …

A bar chart comparing California state excise taxes on various products: 5 oz wine (1¢), 12 oz beer (2¢), 1.5 oz liquor (4-8¢), a single tobacco cigarette (14¢), and a 0.5 gram cannabis joint ($1.10). The cannabis joint, affected by what some deem "unfair taxation," has the highest CA Norml

Support SB 512, To Help End Unfair Taxation of Cannabis

February 20, 2024July 6, 2023

DOWNLOAD A FLYER ABOUT CANNABIS TAX FAIRNESS IN CALIFORNIA UPDATE 7/10/2023 – SB 512 (Bradford), to end double taxation on cannabis by including state and local excise taxes when calculating other taxes, was held in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation committee and will likely not advance this year in its present form. Committee chair Jacqui …

Cal NORML Lobby Day 2025

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