On Friday, July 13, 2018, California’s three cannabis licensing agencies (the Bureau of Cannabis Control, or “BCC”; the Department of Food and Agriculture, or “CDFA”; and the Department of Public Health, or “CDPH”) released their much-anticipated proposed permanent regulations for cannabis businesses pursuant to the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis […]
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July 13, 2018 – Today, California’s cannabis licensing agencies (the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Department of Public Health) released their much-anticipated proposed regulations for cannabis businesses. This began the 45-day public comment period of the regular rulemaking process, during which time the public […]
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June 25, 2018 – The Emergency Cannabis Regulations adopted by the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Department of Public Health included a “Transition Period” which carved out exceptions to certain regulations in order to make the transition to the regulated market less burdensome […]
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WARNING! New Proposition 65 Notice Requirements Coming Soon! June 14, 2018 With the end of the transition period soon approaching, many licensed cannabis businesses in California are taking a fresh look at their labeling and packaging practices to ensure compliance with the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act […]
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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 […]
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May 16, 2018 – Imagine the following scenario. A well-known cannabis manufacturer with registered trademarks obtains a local permit and a temporary state license. The temporary state license is valid initially for only 120 days, so the licensed manufacturer submits a complete application for an annual license in order to […]
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April 17, 2018 – Update: On Friday, April 13, 2018, the Office of Administrative Law approved the emergency cannabis regulations pertaining to Shared-Use Cannabis Manufacturing Facilities. A copy of the text of the final approved regulations filed with the California Secretary of State is available here at Endorsed Emergency Regulations for Shared-Use Facilities. March […]
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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 […]
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January 18, 2018 – On January 1, 2018, two new cannabis taxes went in effect in California: the excise tax and the cultivation tax. These taxes only apply to cannabis that is in the commercial market, not cannabis grown for personal or medical use as legally permitted. The cannabis tax […]
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What a year 2017 has been: for California’s cannabis community, for the United States as a whole, and for our law office here in Sebastopol. October 2017 brought the most destructive wildfires that California has ever seen to our backyard. In our home of Sonoma County alone, over 6000 structures burned (including over […]
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