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By Lauren Mendelsohn, October 14, 2019 Recently, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved proposed regulations (Cal. Code of Regs., tit. 18, div. 2, §3700) from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) related to cannabis excise and cultivation taxes in California. On September 4, 2019 the new regulations […]
By Omar Figueroa & Lauren Mendelsohn October 9, 2019 [Updated 10/25/19] Utility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has announced a Public Safety Power Shutoff Event starting in the early hours of Wednesday, October 9, across many regions of California. It is anticipated that numerous licensed cannabis businesses across […]
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: […]
by Andrew Kingsdale January 28, 2019 If you have ever applied for a commercial cannabis local permit or state license in California, then you probably have heard of the California Environmental Quality Act (commonly known as “CEQA”) which is codified in the California Public Resources Code at § 21000 et […]
January 17, 2019 – Yesterday, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the final cannabis regulations that were published by California’s three cannabis licensing agencies (the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Food & Agriculture, and the Department of Public Health) last month. The final regulations are effective immediately, […]
by Omar Figueroa, December 10, 2018 On Friday, December 7, 2018, the Bureau of Cannabis Control (the “BCC”) — along with California’s two other cannabis licensing agencies, CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing within the California Department of Food & Agriculture (“CDFA”) and the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch within the Department of Public […]
On December 7, 2018, California’s three cannabis licensing agencies — the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Food & Agriculture, and the Department of Public Health — released their final versions of the regulations that will govern the cannabis industry, which have been submitted to the Office of Administrative […]
October 19, 2018 – Today, California’s three cannabis regulatory agencies (the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Food & Agriculture) released modifications to the proposed permanent regulations for the Golden State’s cannabis industry, beginning a 15-day public comment period on the proposed changes. […]
October 11, 2018 By Lauren Mendelsohn Cannabis operators in California who are currently operating under a temporary state license but who have not yet received their annual state license will get some reprieve next year thanks to Senate Bill 1459, which was recently signed into law by Governor Brown. SB […]
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 […]