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by Omar Figueroa & Lauren Mendelsohn September 30, 2024 On Monday, September 30, 2024, the last day for the Governor to sign laws approved by the Legislature, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1775, known colloquially as the “Cannabis Cafe Bill.” This law, which is classified as […]
by Omar Figueroa April 5, 2023 A proposed California law would require licensed cannabis businesses (hereafter “licensees”) to pay bills owed to other licensees or face disciplinary action. According to the Digest prepared by the Legislative Counsel, Assembly Bill 766 would require the payment of goods and services sold or […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn March 15, 2023 Cannabis-related events have been happening in California for many years. The State’s governing cannabis law, the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), and the regulations issued by the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), allow such activities provided that applicable […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn December 29, 2022 2022 was a significant year for cannabis, hemp, and psychedelics policy in California. We’ve summarized some of the key events below. CANNABIS Legislative Victories in Sacramento A number of cannabis-related bills were adopted in 2022 by the State legislature, which will bring about […]
By Andrew Kingsdale December 23, 2022 Over the past year, unregulated cannabis and hemp-derived products became ubiquitous and conspicuous in New York. Yet at the same time, 2022 also was momentous for the growth of the Empire State’s regulated (legal) cannabis and cannabinoid hemp industries. In February 2022 the state kickstarted […]
November 7, 2022 By Lauren Mendelsohn On November 7, 2022 the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) adopted its comprehensive non-emergency regulation package to govern the State’s cannabis industry. The regulations went into effect immediately and apply to both medical and adult-use commercial cannabis activity, so it’s important that […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn August 15, 2022 Last week, Senate Bill 519 — which would have removed criminal penalties from certain activities associated with LSD, psilocybin, psilocyn, DMT, mescaline, ibogaine, and MDMA — was amended and gutted of all meaningful parts in a hearing before the Assembly Appropriations Committee last week. […]
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 […]
July 5, 2022 By Lauren Mendelsohn Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) published the application materials for the State’s new Industrial Hemp Enrollment and Oversight authorization (“IHEO authorization”), which is a requirement for manufacturers using industrial hemp (“IH”) or IH-derived ingredients. There are applications to process, manufacture, repack and […]
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. […]