California Enacts New Marijuana Licensing Laws Hoping to Curb Illegal Sales

Published on January 3, 2024

California hopes new cannabis licensing laws enacted Jan. 1 will help reduce burgeoning illegal market sales and the growing number of injuries and deaths from cannabis vaping. Assembly Bill 1126, authored by Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale), authorizes the state to issue citations for companies that falsely claim a product is licensed by using the universal cannabis symbol. The state’s Department of Cannabis Control, created in 2017 after recreational cannabis was legalized in the state, will now be able to issue citations to anyone who falsely claims a product is licensed or who uses the cannabis universal symbol on non-licensed cannabis products. Violations can cost up to $5,000 for licensees, who sell a product that is out of compliance, and $30,000 for unlicensed individuals, like black market operators....

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