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New Draft Materials Released for Sonoma County’s Cultivation Ordinance 2.0

By Lauren Mendelsohn February 20, 2021 On February 16, 2021 the County of Sonoma published new draft documents related to the proposed cannabis cultivation ordinance (which I will call the “Cannabis Cultivation Ordinance 2.0” or “CCO2.0” for short), including a Notice of Intent, a Draft Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration, an updated […]

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Sonoma County Releases Preliminary Draft of Cultivation Ordinance 2.0

By Lauren Mendelsohn February 12, 2021  [NOTE 2/20/21: Updated draft documents were posted to the county website on February 16, 2021. Please see our subsequent blog post for the newer versions, the comment deadline, and information about the public hearing.] After more than a year of anticipation, Sonoma County recently […]

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Sonoma County Amends Cannabis Code Enforcement Provisions

September 2, 2020  On Tuesday, September 1, 2020 the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to reduce the “permit multiplier” for cannabis-related violations (specifically for when there’s an unpermitted use or structure) from 50X down to 10X, bringing it in line with the permit multiplier for other commercial operations. […]

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Sonoma County Issues “Shelter in Place” Order in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak

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 […]

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Sonoma County Moves Closer to Allowing Hemp Cultivation

By Lauren Mendelsohn, Esq. January 14, 2020 (updated Feb. 4, 2020)   On Monday, January 6, 2020, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors took a major step towards lifting the county’s moratorium on hemp cultivation by unanimously approving the first reading of an ordinance that would replace the current moratorium […]

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