California Cannabis Operators Association
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CaCOA represents California's licensed cannabis operators across the supply chain who ensure safe, tested, and accessible cannabis for consumers every day: cacoa.org.
In 2025, we delivered big California cannabis advocacy wins for our members. For 2026, we're asking you what matters most. Watch the webinar and complete the form so we can build a thriving legal market: https://loom.ly/qVUhqk4
California Cannabis 2025 Victories and 2026 Advocacy Roadmap
If you missed our recent webinar, here's what you need to know about the latest California cannabis advocacy wins and where we're heading next.
www.cacoa.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
In 2025, we delivered big California cannabis advocacy wins for our members. For 2026, we're asking you what matters most. Watch the webinar and complete the form so we can build a thriving legal market: https://loom.ly/qVUhqk4
"For Los Angeles community banks, the choice is clear: continuing to stand with these cannabis businesses is not just advocacy, it is an investment in the long-term prosperity." https://loom.ly/w8JG4TE
OpEd: L.A.’s Banks Should Support Cannabis - Los Angeles Business Journal
Cannabis has moved from the shadows of prohibition into one of Los Angeles County’s fastest-growing industries – and its economic footprint is impossible
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December 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"For Los Angeles community banks, the choice is clear: continuing to stand with these cannabis businesses is not just advocacy, it is an investment in the long-term prosperity." https://loom.ly/w8JG4TE
And while law enforcement and government lawyers will target individual dispensaries for enforcement, fewer resources go into unmasking the people operating them — especially when they hide behind multiple aliases and companies to run a large-scale operation: https://loom.ly/U690j-Q
How illegal cannabis dispensaries thrive in SoCal
Spectrum News investigates how illegal cannabis dispensary operators appear to use stolen IDs, exploit renter protections to run a network of stores
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December 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
And while law enforcement and government lawyers will target individual dispensaries for enforcement, fewer resources go into unmasking the people operating them — especially when they hide behind multiple aliases and companies to run a large-scale operation: https://loom.ly/U690j-Q
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors recently made history by eliminating the city’s local cannabis tax for an unprecedented 10 years, creating a decade of stability for an industry struggling under the weight of California’s overregulation and overtaxation of cannabis: https://loom.ly/GLbe3wc
San Francisco Rediscovers Its Cannabis Roots, Offers California a Blueprint for Revival (Opinion)
The city’s Board of Supervisors voted to suspend its local cannabis business tax until Dec. 31, 2035.
www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors recently made history by eliminating the city’s local cannabis tax for an unprecedented 10 years, creating a decade of stability for an industry struggling under the weight of California’s overregulation and overtaxation of cannabis: https://loom.ly/GLbe3wc
From stronger enforcement to fairer rules, AB 8 is a landmark law that protects public health and supports compliant cannabis operators.
➡️ Get the full breakdown in our Policy Guide for California’s cannabis industry: https://loom.ly/axbdEkM
➡️ Get the full breakdown in our Policy Guide for California’s cannabis industry: https://loom.ly/axbdEkM
December 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
From stronger enforcement to fairer rules, AB 8 is a landmark law that protects public health and supports compliant cannabis operators.
➡️ Get the full breakdown in our Policy Guide for California’s cannabis industry: https://loom.ly/axbdEkM
➡️ Get the full breakdown in our Policy Guide for California’s cannabis industry: https://loom.ly/axbdEkM
Retail expansion? Local government engagement? Illicit market enforcement? Your voice decides where CaCOA focuses its California cannabis advocacy in 2026. Watch the webinar and share your input today: https://loom.ly/qVUhqk4
December 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Retail expansion? Local government engagement? Illicit market enforcement? Your voice decides where CaCOA focuses its California cannabis advocacy in 2026. Watch the webinar and share your input today: https://loom.ly/qVUhqk4
The California symposium included speakers and panelists that explored the endocannabinoid system (ECS) and how cannabis impacts health, medicine and physical performance in exercise: https://loom.ly/l65WTGA
Researchers at Sacramento gathering explore exercise and health with cannabis • Sacramento News & Review
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December 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The California symposium included speakers and panelists that explored the endocannabinoid system (ECS) and how cannabis impacts health, medicine and physical performance in exercise: https://loom.ly/l65WTGA
San Diego legal dispensaries pay the city a 10% tax, putting untaxed delivery operations at a financial advantage... Illegal operators are stealing customers and even setting up shop down the street: https://loom.ly/XYIlIi8
San Diego leaders propose new licensing rules for untaxed cannabis delivery businesses
San Diego city leaders aim to curb illegal cannabis delivery with new regulations and empower legal dispensaries to take action against unlicensed competitors.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
San Diego legal dispensaries pay the city a 10% tax, putting untaxed delivery operations at a financial advantage... Illegal operators are stealing customers and even setting up shop down the street: https://loom.ly/XYIlIi8
Legal cannabis sales in California, the country’s biggest market, dipped to a five-year low after a since-repealed excise tax hike went into effect July 1, recent state data shows: https://loom.ly/gWBJk30
California cannabis tax hike hurt legal sales, state data shows
A since-canceled hike in California cannabis taxes depressed sales, just as many operators and observers predicted it would.
mjbizdaily.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Legal cannabis sales in California, the country’s biggest market, dipped to a five-year low after a since-repealed excise tax hike went into effect July 1, recent state data shows: https://loom.ly/gWBJk30
By 2028, AB 8 fully integrates industrial hemp into California’s licensed cannabis system—ensuring products are produced, tested, and taxed under one unified framework.
➡️ Dive deeper in our policy guide: https://loom.ly/axbdEkM
➡️ Dive deeper in our policy guide: https://loom.ly/axbdEkM
December 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
By 2028, AB 8 fully integrates industrial hemp into California’s licensed cannabis system—ensuring products are produced, tested, and taxed under one unified framework.
➡️ Dive deeper in our policy guide: https://loom.ly/axbdEkM
➡️ Dive deeper in our policy guide: https://loom.ly/axbdEkM
Leadership changes in Sacramento mean new opportunities. Our members drive our California cannabis advocacy. Watch our latest webinar, then fill out the form to help us set our 2026 direction: https://loom.ly/qVUhqk4
December 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Leadership changes in Sacramento mean new opportunities. Our members drive our California cannabis advocacy. Watch our latest webinar, then fill out the form to help us set our 2026 direction: https://loom.ly/qVUhqk4
California's legal cannabis industry just got the fairness bill we needed. AB 8 ensures all intoxicating cannabinoids play by the same rules, pay the same taxes, meet the same standards.
See how integration works for operators in our free guide: https://loom.ly/axbdEkM
See how integration works for operators in our free guide: https://loom.ly/axbdEkM
December 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
California's legal cannabis industry just got the fairness bill we needed. AB 8 ensures all intoxicating cannabinoids play by the same rules, pay the same taxes, meet the same standards.
See how integration works for operators in our free guide: https://loom.ly/axbdEkM
See how integration works for operators in our free guide: https://loom.ly/axbdEkM
Cannabis production levels dropped by 43% between 2021 and 2024, while the amount of packaged products has fallen a whopping 72%.
Tax revenue dropped 80% across that same period, and the majority of legal cannabis businesses that launched in Monterey County have now failed: https://loom.ly/Fvq0YCg
Tax revenue dropped 80% across that same period, and the majority of legal cannabis businesses that launched in Monterey County have now failed: https://loom.ly/Fvq0YCg
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Cannabis production levels dropped by 43% between 2021 and 2024, while the amount of packaged products has fallen a whopping 72%.
Tax revenue dropped 80% across that same period, and the majority of legal cannabis businesses that launched in Monterey County have now failed: https://loom.ly/Fvq0YCg
Tax revenue dropped 80% across that same period, and the majority of legal cannabis businesses that launched in Monterey County have now failed: https://loom.ly/Fvq0YCg
Besides farmers finding new ways to extend their reach with genetics, Gellman predicts a future economy dependent on tourism, hospitality and smoke-friendly venues to attract new business and make the heartland of cannabis culture thrive once again: https://loom.ly/mlTYudM
Lifelong Humboldt County Cultivator Goes Global to Fight Cratering Prices
Jason Gellman of Ridgeline Farms says selling genetics to companies that can amplify his reach is the best way to survive oversupply in California’s legal market.
www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Besides farmers finding new ways to extend their reach with genetics, Gellman predicts a future economy dependent on tourism, hospitality and smoke-friendly venues to attract new business and make the heartland of cannabis culture thrive once again: https://loom.ly/mlTYudM
Congrats to Clint Kellum on his appointment as Director of the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). We're committed to strengthening communication and partnership between operators and DCC to build the thriving legal marketplace California deserves. https://loom.ly/bWgjiAgRetry
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Congrats to Clint Kellum on his appointment as Director of the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). We're committed to strengthening communication and partnership between operators and DCC to build the thriving legal marketplace California deserves. https://loom.ly/bWgjiAgRetry
We rolled back California's cannabis excise tax increase, closed the hemp loophole, and secured new enforcement tools. Now let's shape the 2026 strategy together.
Watch the webinar and tell us where your priorities are: https://loom.ly/qVUhqk4
Watch the webinar and tell us where your priorities are: https://loom.ly/qVUhqk4
California Cannabis 2025 Victories and 2026 Advocacy Roadmap
If you missed our recent webinar, here's what you need to know about the latest California cannabis advocacy wins and where we're heading next.
www.cacoa.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
We rolled back California's cannabis excise tax increase, closed the hemp loophole, and secured new enforcement tools. Now let's shape the 2026 strategy together.
Watch the webinar and tell us where your priorities are: https://loom.ly/qVUhqk4
Watch the webinar and tell us where your priorities are: https://loom.ly/qVUhqk4
"California's cannabis industry faces a choice: continue treating regulators with dishonest deference, or insist on transparency and accountability from an agency whose decisions affect billions of dollars and tens of thousands of livelihoods."
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December 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"California's cannabis industry faces a choice: continue treating regulators with dishonest deference, or insist on transparency and accountability from an agency whose decisions affect billions of dollars and tens of thousands of livelihoods."
➡️ https://loom.ly/DhJrAf4
➡️ https://loom.ly/DhJrAf4
The 2026 legislative session is already taking shape. We’re building campaigns to expand retail access, support cannabis business growth, and ensure California reclaims its position as the global cannabis leader.
JOIN US: https://loom.ly/ToOInH8
JOIN US: https://loom.ly/ToOInH8
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The 2026 legislative session is already taking shape. We’re building campaigns to expand retail access, support cannabis business growth, and ensure California reclaims its position as the global cannabis leader.
JOIN US: https://loom.ly/ToOInH8
JOIN US: https://loom.ly/ToOInH8
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November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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🚨 TODAY at 2pmPT: California's legal cannabis market just got three major wins. Learn how AB 564, AB 8, and SB 378 impact your cannabis business in our members-only webinar: cacoa.org/events-calendar
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🚨 TODAY at 2pmPT: California's legal cannabis market just got three major wins. Learn how AB 564, AB 8, and SB 378 impact your cannabis business in our members-only webinar: cacoa.org/events-calendar
In a system where legality varies by jurisdiction but immigration consequences are federally enforced, one uninformed decision can quietly sabotage years of progress toward legal residency, protection or citizenship: https://loom.ly/p1O1Npk
Stirring the Pot: Fear and cost turn non-citizens toward risky cannabis solutions
Raina faced an agonizing choice. She suffered from excruciating lower abdominal and pelvic pain, yet she feared going to the hospital. As an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, she avoided places...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In a system where legality varies by jurisdiction but immigration consequences are federally enforced, one uninformed decision can quietly sabotage years of progress toward legal residency, protection or citizenship: https://loom.ly/p1O1Npk
All three priority bills signed into law. One powerful message: CaCOA delivers results.
Join Executive Director Amy O'Gorman Jenkins for a (members-only!) webinar breaking down our 2025 legislative victories.
➡️ cacoa.org/events-calendar
Join Executive Director Amy O'Gorman Jenkins for a (members-only!) webinar breaking down our 2025 legislative victories.
➡️ cacoa.org/events-calendar
Calendar of Events | CaCOA
Explore the California Cannabis Operators Association's calendar of events, including networking, education, and advocacy-related opportunities.
www.cacoa.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
All three priority bills signed into law. One powerful message: CaCOA delivers results.
Join Executive Director Amy O'Gorman Jenkins for a (members-only!) webinar breaking down our 2025 legislative victories.
➡️ cacoa.org/events-calendar
Join Executive Director Amy O'Gorman Jenkins for a (members-only!) webinar breaking down our 2025 legislative victories.
➡️ cacoa.org/events-calendar
What's next for California cannabis advocacy? Building a legal market that...
1️⃣ expands access to safe, regulated products
2️⃣ unleashes innovation to create jobs
3️⃣ generates sustainable tax revenue for community programs
JOIN US https://loom.ly/ToOInH8
1️⃣ expands access to safe, regulated products
2️⃣ unleashes innovation to create jobs
3️⃣ generates sustainable tax revenue for community programs
JOIN US https://loom.ly/ToOInH8
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What's next for California cannabis advocacy? Building a legal market that...
1️⃣ expands access to safe, regulated products
2️⃣ unleashes innovation to create jobs
3️⃣ generates sustainable tax revenue for community programs
JOIN US https://loom.ly/ToOInH8
1️⃣ expands access to safe, regulated products
2️⃣ unleashes innovation to create jobs
3️⃣ generates sustainable tax revenue for community programs
JOIN US https://loom.ly/ToOInH8
📣 We stopped the tax hike. We regulated intoxicating hemp. We held online platforms accountable. Join our members-only webinar to learn how AB 564, AB 8, and SB 378 protect your cannabis business.
➡️ cacoa.org/events-calendar
➡️ cacoa.org/events-calendar
November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
📣 We stopped the tax hike. We regulated intoxicating hemp. We held online platforms accountable. Join our members-only webinar to learn how AB 564, AB 8, and SB 378 protect your cannabis business.
➡️ cacoa.org/events-calendar
➡️ cacoa.org/events-calendar
South Lake Tahoe's city council has reduced the local cannabis tax rate to 3%, and 0% for medical cannabis: https://loom.ly/UZCZhAQ
Cannabis tax rate is reduced to 3%, eliminated for medical cannabis
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – On Tuesday, city council decided to reduce the cannabis tax rate to 3%, reduce it to 0% for medical cannabis and eliminate the public safety mitigation fee. Since several nonprofit...
www.tahoedailytribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
South Lake Tahoe's city council has reduced the local cannabis tax rate to 3%, and 0% for medical cannabis: https://loom.ly/UZCZhAQ