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Department of Cannabis Control asks State Attorney General for Opinion Regarding Commercial Cannabis Activity Between California and Out-of-State Licensees By Omar Figueroa and Lauren Mendelsohn January 30, 2023 On January 27, 2023, the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) sent a letter to the State Attorney General’s Opinion Unit seeking […]
November 7, 2022 By Lauren Mendelsohn On November 7, 2022 the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) adopted its comprehensive non-emergency regulation package to govern the State’s cannabis industry. The regulations went into effect immediately and apply to both medical and adult-use commercial cannabis activity, so it’s important that […]
by Omar Figueroa January 24, 2022 Cannabis entrepreneurs are always on the lookout for new business opportunities, and the passage of the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) on March 31, 2021 dramatically altered the landscape by opening up new markets for state-licensed cannabis products all across the Empire State. […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn July 17, 2021 California’s new cannabis regulatory agency, the Department of Cannabis Control (formed via the combination of the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch and CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing), has consolidated the three sets of cannabis regulations into one unified location. Instead of being […]
July 13, 2021 Today, the website for California’s new Department of Cannabis Control, which was created by the consolidation of the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Food & Agriculture’s CalCannabis Licensing Branch, and the Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch, was […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn May 14, 2021 The recent settlement of a prominent cannabis company for making health-related claims about CBD products should serve as a reminder to cannabis and non-cannabis companies alike that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved CBD or THC as a […]
On December 2, 2020 the Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”) issued a Revised Branded Merchandise Fact Sheet. This is the second revision to the Branded Merch fact sheet this year; we discussed the July 2020 revision previously here. This newer version of the fact sheet has added some factors that […]
September 10, 2020 by Gianna Geil, Law Student at UC Hastings and Intern at Law Offices of Omar Figueroa On August 31, 2020, the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) issued proposed modifications to the OCal Program regulations promulgated previously this year. As discussed in our previous blogpost, […]
July 6, 2020 by Omar Figueroa Legislation is now pending in California which would limit the establishment of appellations of origin to cannabis “planted in the ground, in open air, with no artificial light during the flowering stage of cultivation until harvest.” Senate Bill 67 would also expand geographical designations from […]
July 3, 2020 by Tiffany Carrari On July 1, Santa Barbara County hosted its first of six community meetings being held to receive feedback and questions about the amended Cannabis Business License Ordinance (Chapter 50) regulating cannabis retail storefront licensing. Chapter 50 limits the number of retail storefronts to one […]