California Legislature Holds Hearing on Legalizing CBD Sales

The California Legislature held a hearing yesterday on 5 cannabis bills that it must move forward ahead of the 2019 session’s closing date on September 13, 2019. The most important bill that was deliberated by the Appropriations Committee was AB-228, which will legalize the sale of CBD products in California.

Below are the 5 bills that the Senate Appropriations Committee discussed during its public hearing on August 12, 2019.

• AB-228 Food, Beverage, And Cosmetic Adulterants: Industrial Hemp Products.

• AB-858: Cannabis: cultivation.

• AB-1291: Adult-use cannabis and medicinal cannabis: license application: labor peace agreements.

• California Legislature: Sen Appropriations: AB-420: The California Cannabis Research Program.

• California Legislature: Sen Appropriations: AB-1288: Cannabis: Track And Trace.