California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2250: Cannabis: cannabinoids.
Status: Chaptered, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 22980.6, 22990, and 26068 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend Section 11006.5 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 34010 and 34016 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to cannabis. cannabis Cannabis: cannabinoids…
From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 22980.6, 22990, and 26068 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend Section 11006.5 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 34010 and 34016 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to cannabis. cannabis Cannabis: cannabinoids. Chapter 248 of the Statutes of 2025 (AB 8) revised the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law to prohibit industrial hemp raw extract from being incorporated into food, food additives, beverages, or dietary supplements unless the industrial hemp raw extract is comprised of cannabidiol (CBD) or cannabinol (CBN) isolate with a purity level greater than 99% and does not contain any tetrahydrocannabinols or synthetic cannabinoids. AB 8, beginning January 1, 2028, revises and recasts various provisions in conformity with that prohibition. Among those conforming changes, AB 8 excludes CBD isolate from the definition of “cannabis concentrate” for purposes of the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, which imposes various penalties for the unlawful possession or sale of cannabis concentrate. This bill, beginning on January 1, 2028, would also exclude CBN isolate from that definition of “cannabis concentrate.” AB 8 revised certain Cannabis Tax Law enforcement provisions by establishing a presumption that a product that contains or purports to contain a cannabinoid is a cannabis product, as specified. AB 8 authorized this presumption to be rebutted by evidence …
Sponsors
- Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D, AD04) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 593, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6581.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Votes
- AB 2250 Aguiar-Curry Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 26, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2250 Aguiar-Curry By Wiener (August 25, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 24, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation] (June 15, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2250?
- AB2250 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Cannabis: cannabinoids.
- What does AB2250 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Sections 22980.6, 22990, and 26068 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend Section 11006.5 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Sections 34010 and 34016 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to cannabis. cannabis Cannabis: cannabinoids…
- What is the status of AB2250?
- Chaptered as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 593, Statutes of 2026. (September 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2250?
- Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D, AD04).
- Where is the official record for AB2250?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2250
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