The California Department of Cannabis Control recently announced updated proposed cannabis regulations. These include: Readoption of Emergency Regulations. The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is proposing to readopt its emergency regulations to consolidate the commercial cannabis regulations. The readoption process will allow the emergency regulations to remain in place while DCC completes the regular rulemaking…
Read More »Earlier this week, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) released the solicitation for the next round of the California Community Reinvestment Grants (CalCRG). As a recap, these funds from Proposition 64 (Adult Use of Marijuana Act) are directed to local health departments and community-based organizations to provide grants to support activities such…
Read More »One of the deals struck in this year’s FY 2021-22 State Budget was the consolidation of the state’s three legalized cannabis governing departments (Bureau of Cannabis Control, California Department of Public Health, and Department of Food and Agriculture) into one centralized department now known as the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). The intent of this…
Read More »Late last year, the Superior Court of San Luis Obispo ruled that California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) exceeded their authority in allowing cannabis advertising on billboards along California highways. The BCC had interpreted provisions of Proposition 64, which legalized cannabis in California, to ban cannabis billboards from being located within a 15-mile radius of…
Read More »Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued Executive Order N-01-21to extend the validity of medical marijuana identification cards (MMIC) that would have otherwise expired on or before March 4, 2020. The extension was initially granted in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Read More »It was announced earlier this week that Lori Ajax, Chief of the State Bureau of Cannabis (BCC), would be retiring as of Wednesday, December 2. Tamara Colson, Assistant Chief Counsel, BCC, has been appointed to serve as Acting Bureau Chief beginning on Thursday, December 3, 2020. The Bureau also announced this week they have published…
Read More »Last week, the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) announced an investment of over $29 million in research funding to several California universities on a variety of cannabis related topics. Recall as part of Prop 64, a portion of revenues derived from cannabis industry is directed to the impacts of cannabis on California; cannabis research must…
Read More »The California Bureau of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) is expected to announce in November a new request for applications (RFA) for a second round of the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program. Recall, Proposition 64, which legalized cannabis, requires grant funds to be provided to local governments to assist with law enforcement,…
Read More »Earlier this week, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) released the application for the next round of the California Community Reinvestment Grants (CalCRG). Recall, these funds from Proposition 64 (Adult Use of Marijuana Act) are directed to local health departments and community-based organizations to provide grants to support activities such as job…
Read More »The Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced earlier this week that businesses with state commercial cannabis licenses expiring between July 1, 2020, and August 31, 2020, may request 60-day deferrals of their license fee payments as a means of…
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