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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
by Omar Figueroa January 20, 2021 The year 2022 promises an expansion of licensed cannabis businesses as municipalities open up across California. As noted in “2022 brings new markets, opportunities for California marijuana firms” by Chris Casacchia in MJBizDaily: More than a dozen California cities are opening new recreational cannabis […]
by Omar Figueroa December 6, 2021 Recently, Michael “Mikey” Steinmetz, owner of numerous licensed cannabis companies as well as the Flow Kana trademarks, wrote a piece on Medium after the state announced both a $31 billion budget surplus and an increase in the three types of cultivation tax. In California Cannabis […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn October 18, 2021 California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), the agency that is responsible for licensing and regulating all cannabis businesses in California — created a few months ago via consolidation of three other agencies (BCC, CDFA-CalCannabis & CDPH-MCSB) — is currently doing routine inspections of licensees […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn September 10, 2021 As we discussed in our previous blog post here, California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) announced proposed emergency regulations with the goal of combining the requirements from the three previous sets of regulations into one unified set. The proposal is lengthy, with […]
by Omar Figueroa September 8, 2021 Today, the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) published proposed emergency regulations. This is the second step after the DCC took action in July to move all cannabis regulations into Title 4 of the California Code of Regulations. The proposed emergency regulations are intended to […]
by Omar Figueroa September 1, 2021 Back in 2018, the first state cannabis licenses were issued by three separate regulatory agencies: the Bureau of Cannabis Control, CalCannabis Cultivation licensing within the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch within the California Department of Public […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn July 17, 2021 California’s new cannabis regulatory agency, the Department of Cannabis Control (formed via the combination of the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch and CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing), has consolidated the three sets of cannabis regulations into one unified location. Instead of being […]