sen jeremy cooney dny filed sb s9217 on thursday the legislation would allow the cannabis control board to license “personal cultivation facilities” for adults who can’t grow cannabis at home “the bill will ensure individuals who do not have a residence that is suitable for personal cultivation such as most renters and individuals living in urban communities still have the opportunity to utilize personal cultivation in a safe and controlled setting” reported marijuana moment adults will be able to grow up to six plants starting 18 months after the adultuse sales launch on friday ca governor gavin newsom d presented an updated budget proposal that calls for eliminating the state’s marijuana cultivation tax to combat the illicit market he wants to minimize the influence of illicit operators reduce pressure on licit operators and stimulate competition in the formal market “california’s current cannabis tax framework is overly complex and burdensome for licensees and consumers current tax policies disproportionately burden cannabis farmers create additional administrative costs and instability throughout the supply chain and lack sufficient transparency for the state businesses and consumers  these outcomes undermine the societal benefits of a taxed and regulated market” per the revised budget “the may revision proposes statutory changes to reform cannabis taxes these policy changes aim to greatly simplify the tax structure remove unnecessary administrative burdens and costs temporarily reduce the tax rate to support shifting consumers to the legal market and stabilize the cannabis market with policies that are more transparent and can better adjust to market changes” major changes include setting the cultivation tax rate at zero beginning july 1 2022 shifting the point of collection and remittance for excise tax from distribution to retail on january 1 2023 maintaining a 15 percent excise tax rate and “strengthening tax enforcement policies to increase tax compliance and collection and reduce unfair competition” the ny cannabis insider professional industry conference will be held on may 20 from 9 am to 4 pm at the crowne plaza hotel in albany reported syracusecom “ny cannabis insider businesstobusiness conferences feature the best and brightest industry thought leaders sharing their knowledge and expertise on topics critical for those looking to start their cannabis ventures”