California Legislature to Decide Fate of D-9 in State this Week

Dear Client:  The fate of the burgeoning delta-9 industry in one of the biggest states and arguably one of the most important markets for hemp-derived intoxicating beverages, California, will be decided by legislators this week.  Indeed, this morning the pending legislation, AB 2223, authored by Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, had its first reading before the Senate Appropriations Committee, one of the last stops before it heads to a final reading before the full California Senate (the bill already passed