Assembly Bill 8 (Aguiar-Curry) Hemp Integration
This bill will be heard in the Assembly Business and Professions Committee on Tuesday, 4/22/25. This bill builds on efforts on the part of Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, industry sponsors (CCIA & UFCW last year, CaCOA this year) DCC and the Governor’s Office with AB 2333 last year, and seeks once again to integrate hemp inputs and hemp products into the regulated California cannabis supply chain. Origins Council and our Regional Partners have an Oppose Unless Amended Position, and are closely engaged with the proponents of the bill urging critical amendments to protect the interests of licensed cannabis farmers. You can read our letter here: OC AB 8 (Aguiar-Curry) Oppose Unless Amended 4.7.25 (1)
Assembly Bill 564 (Haney) Cannabis Excise Tax Freeze
OC is proud to be a co-sponsor of this bill and appreciates the leadership of @CalNORML in this critical advocacy to prevent the automatic increase of the State’s cannabis excise tax from the current 15% up to potentially 19%. This bill faces opposition from a coalition of the recipients of the Tier 3 cannabis tax funding. Click here to submit a support letter through CalNORML’s campaign, and help amplify our coalition advocacy to prevent this catastrophic tax increase slated to go into effect July 1, 2025.
2025 OC Policy Platform & Bill Tracker
Click here to learn about Origins Council 2025 Policy Platform and check out our 2025 OC Cannabis Bill Tracker to view our position letters and see which bills we are tracking and engaged on in 2025.
DCC Proposed Cultivation Regulations & On-Farm Sanitation Standards
On March 14, the DCC formally openly a public comment period on proposed revisions to state cultivation regulations, including the following:
- Establishing regulations for on-farm sanitation.
- Requiring mature plants utilized for R+D and seed production to be marked as part of the canopy area, and included in calculations for maximum allowable plant canopy.
- Allowing transfer of immature plants and seeds from a cultivator to a nursery, or between multiple licenses controlled by the same cultivator.
- Eliminating state requirements on generators.
- Eliminating state requirements for energy reporting and pest management plans.
- Extending the maximum allowable duration of cannabis events from four days to 30 days.
DCC first made draft changes to cultivation regulations available for public review ahead of a September 2024 Cannabis Advisory Committee meeting, and Origins Council submitted public comments supporting some regulatory proposals and opposing others. In January, OC submitted an additional public comment expressing specific concerns regarding the DCC’s proposed sanitation standards. We are currently working on our comment letter for the formal rulemaking, and urging farmers to submit written comments – particularly about the proposed sanitation regulations and how those will impact operations on your farm – and ask that you plan to attend and comment at the upcoming public hearing on April 29th, 2024. We will strategize more around this in our member meeting.
DCC Public Comments Process
If you wish to comment on the proposed regulations, you must submit your comment in writing to DCC. Verbal comments cannot be accepted.
DCC Legal Affairs Division
2920 Kilgore Road
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
publiccomment@cannabis.ca.gov
Public hearing
Public hearing will take place on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The link to participate in the public hearing will be available before 9 a.m. on the day of the hearing on the DCC website’s proposed regulations page.
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Origins Council 2025 Policy Platform
2025 CA Legislative Advocacy
ACTION ALERT – DCC On-Farm Sanitation Regs!
ACTION ALERT – AB 564!
- Send a Support Letter for AB 564! Free the Cannabis Excise Tax!
- Read AB 564
- OC Co-Sponsor Letter in Support of AB 564
2025 CA Regulatory Advocacy
- OC Comments on Draft Proposed Sanitation Regulations
- OC Comments on DCC/ERA Economics Report
- OC Comments on Draft Proposed Cultivation Regulations
- OC Comments on Licensing Fees
- OC Comment on SB 1064 Implementation
On March 14, the DCC formally openly a public comment period on proposed revisions to state cultivation regulations, including the following:
- Establishing regulations for on-farm sanitation.
- Requiring mature plants utilized for R+D and seed production to be marked as part of the canopy area, and included in calculations for maximum allowable plant canopy.
- Allowing transfer of immature plants and seeds from a cultivator to a nursery, or between multiple licenses controlled by the same cultivator.
- Eliminating state requirements on generators.
- Eliminating state requirements for energy reporting and pest management plans.
- Extending the maximum allowable duration of cannabis events from four days to 30 days.
DCC first made draft changes to cultivation regulations available for public review ahead of a September 2024 Cannabis Advisory Committee meeting, and Origins Council submitted public comments supporting some regulatory proposals and opposing others. In January, OC submitted an additional public comment expressing specific concerns regarding the DCC’s proposed sanitation standards.
Public comments process
If you wish to comment on the proposed regulations, you must submit your comment in writing to DCC. Verbal comments cannot be accepted.
DCC Legal Affairs Division
2920 Kilgore Road
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
publiccomment@cannabis.ca.gov
Public hearing
Public hearing will take place on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The link to participate in the public hearing will be available before 9 a.m. on the day of the hearing.