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March 2020

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Sacramento California State Capitol

Temporary Tax Reductions on Cannabis Cultivation and Excise Taxes

Assembly Bill 1948, Rob Bonta (D-Alameda)

AB 1948 would create a short-term tax deduction for cannabis businesses and consumers by temporarily lowering California’s cannabis excise tax from 15 percent to 11 percent, and suspending the cultivation tax altogether for the next three years.