California Cannabis: Los Angeles Moves to Reform Phase 3 Cannabis Licensing
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized April 23, 2019
This past weekend was the hallowed 4/20 holiday for those who celebrate and participate. Prior to 4/20, the City of L.A. made some progressive moves towards bolstering consumer protection in the City concerting illegal cannabis (see this pretty great interactive map for your legal cannabis providers in City borders) and rounding out (legally speaking) the…
Read more
$350,000 in cash? California marijuana taxes still make growers – and tax collectors – nervous
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana April 13, 2019 0
Prop. 65 Potentially Expanding to Cover More California Cannabis Products
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized April 11, 2019
We’ve written time and again about the looming terror of Prop. 65 violations for cannabis businesses when it comes to packaging and labeling their products with the correct safe harbor language. The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (a/k/a Prop. 65), requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to publish a…
Read more
Breaking News: L.A. Identifies Phase 3 Retail License Undue Concentration Numbers
CaliforniaUncategorized April 10, 2019
On April 10, 2019, the Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation (or “DCR”), the local department that oversees cannabis operators, sent an email blast regarding its newly re-designed website. One of the many new features is an interactive city licensing map, which breaks down each individual neighborhood in the City of Angels for retail operations….
Read more
25 cities suing California over marijuana policy that allows unrestricted delivery statewide
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry News April 9, 2019 0
BREAKING NEWS: 24 Cities Sue California Over Statewide Cannabis Delivery Rule
CaliforniaUncategorized April 6, 2019
As expected (and as we’ve written about here), California cities have joined forces to fight the State’s regulation allowing delivery of cannabis in every jurisdiction. Here is a copy of the complaint. The lawsuit was filed in Fresno County Superior Court against the California Bureau of Cannabis Control and its chief, Lori Ajax. The local…
Read more
The More You Know: California Cannabis Provisional Licensing Update
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized April 4, 2019
If you’re in the cannabis licensing game in California, you know that it’s taking months and months to secure annual licensing from all three agencies overseeing the implementation of the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act. To date, temporary licensing has propped up the industry. However, those temp licenses can no longer be issued…
Read more
Los Angeles Set to Reduce or Expunge 50,000 Marijuana Convictions
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry News April 3, 2019 0
For a few moments there, it seemed like the California cannabis delivery companies could deliver anywhere in the state—even to cities that said no. It now looks like that may not be allowed. In January 2019, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”)—which regulates cannabis delivery companies—issued Rule 5416(d), which says that “A delivery employee…
Read more
Those who have been running businesses in the cannabis industry for years, as well as those that are working hard to become licensed, know it is not a simple task to stay in compliance with state and local regulations. The complexity of such regulations can cause businesses to inadvertently make mistakes, which can lead to…
Read more
