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November 7, 2022 By Lauren Mendelsohn On November 7, 2022 the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) adopted its comprehensive non-emergency regulation package to govern the State’s cannabis industry. The regulations went into effect immediately and apply to both medical and adult-use commercial cannabis activity, so it’s important that […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn November 3, 2022 Significant changes to California’s cannabis excise tax are coming soon, thanks to Assembly Bill 195 (2021-2022), a cannabis “trailer bill” which was adopted by the State legislature over the summer and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on June 30, 2022. We […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn October 9, 2022 For the first time ever, cannabis was included – in an addendum – in the annual Sonoma County Crop Report. The county Crop Report is produced each year by the Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures (“AWM”) and provides a snapshot of local […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn September 20, 2022 Last month, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) quietly adopted new Prop. 65 warning regulations specifically for products containing cannabis smoke and delta-9-THC, which are now codified at 7 Cal. Code of Regulations §§ 25607.38 – 25607.47. We previously discussed […]
by Omar Figueroa September 14, 2022 Today, Congressional Representative Jared Huffman introduced the Small and Homestead Independent Producers (SHIP) Act, which would allow small farmers and manufacturers to sell and ship their products directly to consumers across state lines, between states where cannabis is legal. This is a trigger law, which […]
August 31, 2022 By Lauren Mendelsohn The Food and Drug Branch (FDB) of the California Department of Public Health has issued an Outreach Letter to individuals and businesses interested in the State’s new Industrial Hemp Enrollment and Oversight (IHEO) Authorization for manufacturing hemp products and extracts. (We previously discussed […]
by Omar Figueroa, Lauren Mendelsohn, and Andrew Kingsdale August 28, 2022 Below is our latest Expert Analysis for Law360. You may download it here. This information is provided as a public educational service and is not intended, nor should be construed, as legal advice. For specific questions regarding the OCal Program for licensed cultivators […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn August 15, 2022 Last week, Senate Bill 519 — which would have removed criminal penalties from certain activities associated with LSD, psilocybin, psilocyn, DMT, mescaline, ibogaine, and MDMA — was amended and gutted of all meaningful parts in a hearing before the Assembly Appropriations Committee last week. […]
by Omar Figueroa, Lauren Mendelsohn, and Andrew Kingsdale July 12, 2022 Please peruse our latest Expert Analysis in Law360, entitled, California’s Cannabis Appellations Plan Charts A New Frontier. The document can be downloaded here.
Proposals Include Allowing Outdoor Cultivators to Use Light Deprivation; Scheduled Closures; Clarification on Use of Shipping Containers; and More By Lauren Mendelsohn July 7, 2022 The California Department of Cannabis Control (“DCC”) has released modifications to the proposed regulations initially published in March (which we previously discussed here, and […]