Support AB 8 (Aguiar-Curry): Cannabis: cannabinoids: industrial hemp
CHALLENGE: Despite Governor Newsom's emergency regulations in October 2024, dangerous synthetic cannabinoids masquerading as "hemp" continue flooding California's market. Recent research from "The Great Hemp Hoax" white paper reveals alarming findings from testing more than 100 intoxicating "hemp" products sold online and illegally shipped to California:
95% contained prohibited synthetic cannabinoids - more akin to street drugs than natural hemp
Extreme potency levels up to 32 times higher than allowed under California law
Nearly half contained THCP, estimated to be 30 times more intoxicating than THC
Youth-targeted marketing with kid-friendly branding and flavors
91% evaded excise taxes and 80% shipped without age verification
These unregulated intoxicants create serious public health risks while undermining California's legal cannabis businesses and the regulated market that voters created through Proposition 64.
SOLUTION: Assembly Bill 8 (Aguiar-Curry), co-sponsored by CaCOA and supported by a coalition of over 500 licensed cannabis operators and 100 cannabis employees statewide, provides comprehensive reforms with the inclusion of technical amendments prepared by the Newsom Administration. This legislation reflects a hard-fought consensus among California's major cannabis trade associations, labor, and operators across the supply chain.
LEARN MORE: cacoa.org/hemp-hoax-white-paper
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