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Department of Cannabis Control Proposes New Regulations for Large Cultivation Licenses; License Fee Waivers and Deferrals; and Standard Cannabinoids Test Method & Standardized Operating Procedures

June 18, 2022 By Lauren Mendelsohn   Yesterday, the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) published three sets of proposed regulations, dealing with large (Type 5) cultivation licenses and conversion to large and medium licenses; cannabis license fee waivers and deferrals; and standard cannabinoids test method and standardized operating procedures. […]

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Governor Newsom’s Latest Budget Proposal Would Eliminate the Cultivation Tax

May 13, 2022 By Lauren Mendelsohn   Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom released his proposed 2022-2023 Revised Budget and gave a press conference discussing his proposals. In terms of cannabis policy, which is addressed in the General Government and Statewide Issues chapter, Governor Newsom is proposing to set the cultivation tax […]

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Direct-to-Consumer Proposal Advances in California Legislature

by Omar Figueroa April 26, 2022 On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, craft cultivators from all across California rallied in Sacramento in support of Assembly Bill 2691.  This proposed legislation would allow licensed cultivators with less than one acre to sell directly to consumers at farmer’s markets and other cannabis events […]

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Proposed Legislation Would Allow California Cultivators to Sell Directly to Consumers at Cannabis Farmer’s Markets

By Omar Figueroa April 22, 2022   On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, craft cultivators from all across California will rally in Sacramento in support of Assembly Bill 2691.  This proposed legislation would allow licensed cultivators with less than one acre to sell directly to consumers at farmer’s markets and other […]

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Our Comments on the DCC’s Proposed Regulations

April 19, 2022   Today the Law Offices of Omar Figueroa submitted our comments to the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) regarding the agency’s proposed consolidated medical and adult-use cannabis regulations. The proposed regulations would make permanent (though we use that word loosely) some of the changes initially brought about […]

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New York Approves First Conditional Cultivator Licenses

April 15, 2022   Yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the approval of the state’s first conditional cannabis cultivator licenses — 52 in total. Read the full press release here.     This information is provided as a public educational service and is not intended as  legal advice. For specific questions […]

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New York Adult-Use Conditional Cultivator Applications Now Being Accepted

March 18, 2021 New York State has begun accepting its first round of applications to cultivate adult-use cannabis, which we previously discussed here and here. This first round, which is for “Adult-Use Conditional Cultivator” licenses, is only open to persons who own at least 51% of an entity that was […]

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New York Conditional Adult-Use Retail Licenses Announced; Application Deadline Set for Conditional Cannabis Licenses for Hemp Farmers and Processors

By Andrew Kingsdale March 11, 2022 At the New York Cannabis Control Board’s board meeting yesterday, the CCB announced the application period for the “Conditional Adult-Use Cultivator” and “Conditional Adult-Use Processor” licenses (discussed here) will open on March 15, 2022, and close on June 30, 2022.  These conditional licenses will grant […]

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