California Business and Professions Code

§ 22943.4

BPC § 22943.4 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 8 · Ch. 31.3

Statute text

(a)If an online cannabis marketplace does not verify that a seller of cannabis or cannabis products is licensed as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 22943.2, the online cannabis marketplace shall, immediately after a consumer has accessed the marketplace, interpose a clear and conspicuous graphic that a consumer must acknowledge and click through before viewing or engaging with the marketplace. The graphic shall warn the consumer that the marketplace may be displaying, storing, or hosting unlicensed sellers of cannabis or cannabis products.

(b)Any person who identifies an online cannabis marketplace that displays, stores, or hosts an advertisement from, or business information about, an unlicensed seller of cannabis or cannabis products in violation of subdivision (a) may initiate an action to enforce subdivision (a). A person who prevails in such an action shall be entitled to both of the following:

(1)Reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 411, Sec. 2. (SB 378) Effective January 1, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 22943.6.