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Committee advances AB 8 to treat intoxicating hemp like regulated cannabis
Summary
The Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation voted to pass AB 8, a bill that would expand enforcement and regulate intoxicating hemp products like cannabis, including applying the cannabis excise tax and banning synthetic THC.
Assemblymember (Author) Aguiar‑Curry introduced AB 8 to the Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation, saying the bill aims to bring intoxicating hemp products under the same regulatory, testing and taxation regime as licensed cannabis.
"This will bring new products under the cannabis excise tax to maintain tax revenue," Aguiar‑Curry said while describing the bill's principal goals: expanding enforcement against unlawful hemp products, clarifying that all synthetic THC is banned, and integrating intoxicating hemp into the legal cannabis supply chain so such products are sold only through licensed dispensaries.
The nut graf: supporters said the measure seeks to protect youth and preserve the regulated cannabis market by closing what they called a market loophole that…
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