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March 1, 2024 By Lauren Mendelsohn The California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) has proposed modifications to its regulations pertaining to the Cannabis Appellation Program (CAP). Public comments are due by midnight on March 19, 2024, and a virtual public hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 19 […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn November 24, 2021 After much anticipation, California finalized the regulations for the OCal Comparable-to-Organic Cannabis Certification Program earlier this year and officially launched the program. So far, two certifying bodies for cultivators have been approved, California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) and Envirocann, and at least two licensed […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn September 27, 2020 Last week, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) notified the public that they have submitted the Golden State’s proposed regulatory plan for hemp production to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). California’s proposed hemp production plan, which consists of existing […]
June 22, 2020 by Associate Attorney Tiffany Carrari On April 30, 2020 the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) issued proposed regulations for the OCal Program, a statewide certification program that will establish and enforce cannabis standards that are comparable-to-organic. (Given federal oversight over the United States Department of […]
February 21, 2020 By Omar Figueroa and Lauren Mendelsohn **NOTE 3/5/21: Modifications to the proposed regulations have been released since this blog post was published. We encourage you to visit the CalCannabis Appellations Program webpage for the most up-to-date information.** On February 20, 2020 the California Department of Food & […]
On December 7, 2018, California’s three cannabis licensing agencies — the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the Department of Food & Agriculture, and the Department of Public Health — released their final versions of the regulations that will govern the cannabis industry, which have been submitted to the Office of Administrative […]