The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) Center for Health Impact Evaluation will host a live webinar on the “Health Equity Implications of Cannabis Regulation in Los Angeles County” on Thursday, September 12 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. LACDPH recently completed the health impact assessment at the request of the Los Angeles…
Read More »The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) recently announced an opportunity for individuals to serve on a new Executive Steering Committee (ESC) for the Proposition 64 Public Health & Safety Grant Program (Prop. 64 PH&S Grant Program). Recall, this funding is directed to local governments to assist with law enforcement, fire protection, or other…
Read More »The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced this week that they are extending the review of all applications submitted for the California Community Reinvestment Grants program. Recall that this funding from Proposition 64 (Adult Use of Marijuana Act) is directed to local health departments and community-based organizations to provide grants to support…
Read More »The California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) launched a public information campaign, “Get #weedwise”, this week to educate cannabis consumers about the dangers of purchasing cannabis from unlicensed businesses. Some of the messages include information on the dangers of using or ingesting cannabis that has not been tested which may include dangerous foreign material such…
Read More »This week the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) conducted a webinar providing an overview of the CalCRG program including how to apply. A wealth of application and technical assistance materials as well as the archived webinar can be found here.
Read More »Earlier this month, 24 cities, and the County of Santa Cruz, filed suit in Fresno County Superior Court against the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) in response to the BCC’s adoption of regulations that allow for state-licensed cannabis firms to deliver their products to any physical address in California, including in cities and counties…
Read More »Earlier this week, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) released the application for the first 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 »As CHEAC has outlined in a previous memo, the Youth Education, Prevention and Treatment Account is a subaccount contained within Proposition 64 (Adult Use of Marijuana Act) that provides funding for youth education programs focusing on accurate information, prevention, early intervention, school retention and timely treatment services. Funding for this purpose is directed to the…
Read More »This morning, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) released their draft grant solicitation document for those interested in applying for a grant from the program. As we’ve noted in the past, this funding from Prop 64 (Adult Use of Marijuana Act/Tier 2) is directed to local health departments and community-based organizations to…
Read More »On Wednesday, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) announced that the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved statewide cannabis regulations. These regulations were submitted to the OAL last month by the BCC, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). These regulations go into effect immediately and…
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