California Cannabis Agencies Drop New Packaging and Labeling Guidance
CaliforniaUncategorized March 10, 2019
On March 7, 2019 the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”), which regulates cannabis manufacturers, dropped a new list of updated resources for packaging and labeling. Anyone on the CDPH’s email list should have received a copy. The notice was quickly picked up the Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”), which regulates retailers and distributors, and…
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California Cannabis Provisional Licensing Update
CaliforniaUncategorized February 27, 2019
Last summer, I wrote about Senate Bill 1459, a piece of California legislation that created a new scheme of provisional licenses for cannabis operators. This provisional licensing scheme was essentially intended to replace the temporary licensing scheme that only ran through January 1, 2019 per state law. SB-1459 was necessary because the three main state cannabis…
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Battle Royale? Phase 3 Cannabis Licensing in City of Los Angeles
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized February 19, 2019
The City of Los Angeles has long endured questions surrounding its elusive Phase 3 licensing process for cannabis businesses. The City completed Phase 1 and 2 licensing without too much crazy change, but Phase 3 is very likely going to be a different story, and will affect a lot of stakeholders for better or worse….
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ICYMI: The BCC Drops its Final Regulations
CaliforniaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized January 25, 2019
On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”)—the agency that licenses distributors, retailers, testing labs, and event organizers—dropped its final regulations. Until then, BCC licensed commercial cannabis operators or applicants for BCC licenses had been in no man’s land, complying with emergency regulations while trying to divine what the final regulations…
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California Cannabis: Breaking Down the CDPH Permanent Regulations
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized January 22, 2019
The State of California finally adopted permanent cannabis regulations earlier this month. In a series of posts, we’re going to cover the highlights of each agency’s permanent rules so that you know what big changes to expect during 2019. This post will cover the main changes (in our opinion) regarding the California Department of Public…
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On Wednesday, January 9, 2018, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Or) introduced the aptly designated H.R. 420, or the Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol Act. The bill is still so new that it’s not yet up on Congress’ site, but the apparent text for the bill can be found online. H.R. 420, if passed in its current form,…
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Oregon Cannabis: Are the Days of Administrative Settlement Over? Not Entirely.
OregonRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized January 18, 2019
I’ve been suspicious the last few months that the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) is starting to set a zero tolerance policy for marijuana rule violations. Unfortunately, the extrinsic evidence seems to be proving my suspicions. As I’ve previously written, the OLCC settlement policies seemed to shift last September. In a first for the commission,…
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BREAKING NEWS: California Agencies Issue Final Cannabis Regulations. Finally.
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized January 17, 2019
Yesterday afternoon, on January 16, 2019, the California Office of Administrative Law (“OAL) finally approved the sets of final regulations under it had been reviewing after submissions from the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) which regulates cannabis manufacturers, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (“CDFA”) which regulates cultivators, and the Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”)…
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California Cannabis Red Tape Alert: New BCC “Change of Ownership” Rules
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized January 7, 2019
Our California cannabis lawyers are seeing a major spike in mergers and acquisitions (M & A), and it’s time to discuss what’s on the horizon for changes of ownership for some California cannabis businesses. In every cannabis state, M & A is no breeze because the regulators almost always require pre-approval of the transaction or…
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California Cannabis: The Pasadena Permitting Countdown is On
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized December 29, 2018
On January 1, 2019, the City of Pasadena in Northeastern Los Angeles County will open up its 30-day window to apply for one of six retail, four cultivation, or four testing facility permits. These 14 licenses will be highly coveted and sought after, and the winners will not be derived from a lottery system, but…
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