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March 17, 2020 By Lauren Mendelsohn Today, the Sonoma County Department of Health Services issued a “Shelter in Place” Order directing all county residents to stay inside unless engaging in certain essential and health-related activities. The Order specifically includes “licensed cannabis businesses” in the list of “Healthcare Operations” that can […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn January 27, 2020 On Friday, January 24, 2020, the Mendocino County Department of Planning & Building Services released the much-anticipated application and instructions for transferring a county-issued cannabis cultivation permit to a new owner. This is big news for operators currently in Mendocino County’s cultivation permit […]
December 20, 2019 By Lauren Mendelsohn Earlier this week, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted to approve recommendations from the Cannabis Ad Hoc Committee regarding exploring changes to the county’s cannabis program. The committee’s presentation for the item can be viewed here. The motivation behind this was the fact […]
by Gianna Geil, July 1, 2019 (with Omar Figueroa) Retail License Inspection Sheet (PDF version) If you are a licensed cannabis retailer in California (whether a delivery-only retailer or storefront dispensary) you probably have heard about inspections conducted by the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC). In this first of two […]
May 20, 2019 By Andrew Kingsdale, Esq. As we recently detailed, Governor Newsom’s Trailer Bill would amend California’s cannabis statutes in significant ways, such as extending provisional licensing beyond January 1, 2020. The Trailer Bill also would extend another key deadline discussed in our last CEQA blog post: […]
October 2, 2018 by Omar Figueroa New legislation will transform the cannabis industry in California by allowing for widespread state-licensed temporary cannabis events, where adults can buy, sell, and consume cannabis. Currently, licensed cannabis events are restricted to the locations of county fairgrounds and district agricultural associations, which has limited […]
By Associate Attorney Lauren Mendelsohn August 8, 2018 Overview On August 7, 2018 the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors discussed proposed updates to the county’s commercial cannabis ordinance, which was initially adopted in December 2016. Implementation of the commercial cannabis program […]
June 7, 2018 – On June 6, 2018, the emergency commercial cannabis regulations promulgated by the primary cannabis regulatory agencies (the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Food and Agriculture ) went into effect after being approved by the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL). Notably, many […]
June 5, 2018 – On June 4, 2018, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the proposed readoptions of the emergency commercial cannabis regulations promulgated by the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Food and Agriculture. In addition, the OAL made some […]
March 12, 2018 – On March 6, 2018 the Sebastopol City Council approved a comprehensive cannabis ordinance that would allow a number of different cannabis uses within the city. The ordinance will go into effect on April 6, 2018 at which point the City will start accepting applications. The new […]