California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Monday signed a bill that hit the pause button on a 25% tax increase on the legal cannabis market , throwing the industry a much needed lifeline.

AB 564 will not only reverse a scheduled 25% tax increase on the industry but also set the state’s cannabis excise tax rate at 15% until 2028.

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A vendor makes change for a marijuana customer at a cannabis marketplace on April 15, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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