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NEW 2023 California DCC Regulations for Cannabis Retailers: A Compliance Snapshot

Background: Assembly Bill 195 & DCC Emergency Regulations New track and trace requirements have hit the books for commercial cannabis retailers engaged in sales via delivery. As you may remember, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a slew of cannabis-related legislation into law in June of 2022, including Assembly Bill 195. On December 7, 2022, in response to the Governor’s passage

Rogoway Law Group January 26, 2023

Redondo Beach October 2022 Special Election – Measure E, Repeal Ban On Commercial Marijuana Businesses Initiative.

Redondo Beach October 2022 Special Election – Measure E, Commercial Cannabis Voter Initiative

This post on Redondo Beach’s October 2022 Special Election commercial cannabis voter initiative (Measure E) was initially published on October 18, 2022. An update with the election results was posted on October 20, 2022. UPDATE (October 20, 2022): On October 19, 2022, City of Redondo Beach residents got the chance to vote in a special election on, among other things,

Rogoway Law Group October 20, 2022

Measure M will give the City of Healdsburg the ability to impose an annual gross receipts tax that may not exceed 8%.

Healdsburg to Vote on Measure M – a Cannabis Tax Measure – in November 2022

If approved, Measure M will give the City of Healdsburg the ability to impose an annual gross receipts tax that may not exceed 8% on any Person conducting cannabis business within City limits.

Rogoway Law Group October 11, 2022

Understanding the SB 1326 Cannabis Interstate Agreements Bill

SB 1326: The Limitations and Promise of the ‘Cannabis Interstate Agreements Bill’

Senate Bill 1326, which was introduced by Senator Anna Cabellero (D-Merced), is informally known as the “cannabis interstate agreements bill” because it, generally, gives Governor Newsom the ability to enter into agreements with other states that a have also legalized commercial cannabis business to allow licensed commercial cannabis businesses in each state to do business with one another across state lines.

Rogoway Law Group September 27, 2022

The California Department of Cannabis Control’s Local Jurisdiction Retail Access Grant Program and How Local Jurisdictions Can Prepare for the Release of Grant Program Applications

The DCC’s Cannabis Local Jurisdiction Retail Access Grant Program

The Cannabis Local Jurisdiction Retail Access Grant Program aims to provide consumers with better access to regulated, tested cannabis product by supporting the expansion of California’s legal cannabis marketplace, thereby reducing the need for consumers to turn to the illicit market.

Rogoway Law Group September 22, 2022

LA County Cannabis Business Tax Measure on the November 2022 Ballot

Proposed Commercial Cannabis Business Tax Measure Though the County of Los Angeles (“LA County” or the “County”) has not adopted formal regulations allowing commercial cannabis businesses quite yet, in November of 2022, LA County voters will be asked to vote on a ballot measure that would impose taxes on commercial cannabis businesses in the County, if and when such businesses

Rogoway Law Group September 16, 2022

Cannabis Appellation of Origin (CAO) vs. American Viticultural Area (AVA) vs. European Appellations

The CDFA is preparing to launch its Cannabis Appellations of Origin Program. How will a Cannabis Appellation of Origin (CAO) compare to an American Viticultural Area (AVA) or French Appellations d’origine Controlee (AOC)?

Josh Zetlin September 12, 2022

Understanding the Legal Basis for California’s Cannabis Appellations of Origin Program

As the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming & Innovation (collectively referred to herein as the “CDFA”) prepares to launch its Cannabis Appellations of Origin Program (the “Cannabis Appellations Program” or the “Program” or “CAP”), stakeholders and industry participants unfamiliar with appellations of origin may be asking themselves why the Cannabis Appellations Program exists in the

Rogoway Law Group September 8, 2022

For reference and as noted on the CDFA’s Cannabis Appellations Program website, an appellation of origin is “a protected designation that identifies the geographical origin of a product and usually includes a production requirement.”

California’s Cannabis Appellations Program – August 2022 Update

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (“CDFA”) announced that it intends to start accepting petitions for cannabis appellations of origin sometime during the remaining months of 2022. For reference and as noted on the CDFA’s Cannabis Appellations Program website, an appellation of origin is “a protected designation that identifies the geographical origin of a product and usually includes a

Rogoway Law Group September 5, 2022

The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) Submitted to the U.S. Senate.

Along with decriminalizing cannabis moving forward, CAOA would mandate the expungement of existing low-level federal cannabis convictions and address restorative justice measures for the communities most impacted by the failed “war on drugs”.

Rogoway Law Group July 25, 2022

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