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By Lauren Mendelsohn February 20, 2021 On February 16, 2021 the County of Sonoma published new draft documents related to the proposed cannabis cultivation ordinance (which I will call the “Cannabis Cultivation Ordinance 2.0” or “CCO2.0” for short), including a Notice of Intent, a Draft Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration, an updated […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn February 12, 2021 [NOTE 2/20/21: Updated draft documents were posted to the county website on February 16, 2021. Please see our subsequent blog post for the newer versions, the comment deadline, and information about the public hearing.] After more than a year of anticipation, Sonoma County recently […]
November 20, 2020 By Alexis Lazzeri Under the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”), California municipalities have discretion to prohibit any or all commercial cannabis activities and businesses within their borders. Since the passage of Proposition 64 in November 2016, a majority of cities and […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn November 18, 2020 On Tuesday, November 10, 2020, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors received a quarterly update from its Cannabis Ad Hoc Committee regarding the status of the county’s cannabis permitting program. You can access the report here. Sonoma County is looking at amending the […]
November 11, 2020 As of the time of this publication, it appears that Trinity County’s Measure G, which would impose a tax on commercial cannabis operations, is winning by a wide margin of 70.92% to 29.08% (according to the unofficial results from 11/4/20 at 4:14pm). The Law Offices of Omar […]
September 2, 2020 On Tuesday, September 1, 2020 the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to reduce the “permit multiplier” for cannabis-related violations (specifically for when there’s an unpermitted use or structure) from 50X down to 10X, bringing it in line with the permit multiplier for other commercial operations. […]
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 […]
April 29, 2020 by Lauren Mendelsohn Earlier this year, Sonoma County adopted an ordinance allowing industrial hemp cultivation with certain limitations. The Sonoma County Department of Agriculture Weights and Measures (“AWM”) began accepting registration applications to cultivate industrial hemp on April 16, 2020. The AWM can begin approving these applications […]
March 17, 2020 By Lauren Mendelsohn Today, the Sonoma County Department of Health Services issued a “Shelter in Place” Order directing all county residents to stay inside unless engaging in certain essential and health-related activities. The Order specifically includes “licensed cannabis businesses” in the list of “Healthcare Operations” that can […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn January 27, 2020 On Friday, January 24, 2020, the Mendocino County Department of Planning & Building Services released the much-anticipated application and instructions for transferring a county-issued cannabis cultivation permit to a new owner. This is big news for operators currently in Mendocino County’s cultivation permit […]