Proposed Readoption of Emergency Cannabis Regulations Package On May 18, 2018, the Bureau of Cannabis Control, California Department of Public Health and California Department of Food and Agriculture proposed to readopt their emergency regulations that are currently in effect, extending the time those regulations are in effect for another 180-day period. The three licensing authorities…
DetailsExtending your Temporary License: Temporary licenses for cannabis manufacturing that were issued with an effective date of January 1, 2018 will expire on April 30, 2018. Temporary licenses may be extended for 90-day periods if the licensee submits a complete annual license application before the expiration date. One of the requirements for the annual license…
DetailsSTATE OF CALIFORNIA CANNABIS LICENSES ARE NOW AVAILABLE!!! State licensing is required for all Cannabis operations conducted within the State of California. Abdallah Law Group, P.C. can immediately help with preparation and filing of all required licenses.
DetailsGovernor Brown recently signed Assembly Bill 1159, which safeguards certain attorney/client communications. AB 1159, in now chaptered under Section 1550.5 is now added to the Civil Code. Existing law grants a lawyer’s client a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the client and lawyer, as defined,…
DetailsTHE STATE OF CALIFORNIA will begin implementation of the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act and its Adult Use of Marijuana Act now known as the Medical and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”) on January 2, 2018. Guidelines for the application process should become available sometime in mid-fall of 2017. The MAUCRSA…
DetailsUPDATE July 17, 2017. New California State Regulations The Governor has signed a new bill, SB 94, entitled the Medical and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), which took effect immediately. MAUCRSA integrates the state’s medical-only regulations passed by the legislature (a.k.a. MCRSA) with the adult-use rules approved by the voters under Prop. 64,…
DetailsHere is some useful information regarding Conditional Use Permits and Business Permit Applications for the City of Sacramento: Conditional Use Permits(CUP) and requests for Site Plan and Design Review are known as “Planning Entitlements.” Planning entitlement applications for marijuana cultivation are filed with the Planning Division at the Community Development Department by appointment. Appointments will…
DetailsCity of Sacramento Cannabis Stakeholder Meeting Meeting Summary Notes July 7, 2016 10:00 – 12:00 p.m. Pannell Meadowview Community Center – 2450 Meadowview Road, Multi-purpose Room #103 I. Updates Non-Medical Tax Measure o In November of 2016 the City is considering placing an up to 10% Business Tax on the ballot for non-medical marijuana…
DetailsCITY OF SACRAMENTO PRIMED TO MANDATE COMMERCIAL CANNABIS CULTIVATION SITES On February 2, 2016, in anticipation of the now repealed March 12, 2016 deadline for cities to pass local cannabis regulations under the State mandated Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act (MMRSA), the Sacramento City Council voted unanimously in favor of an amendment to allow…
DetailsOn February 2, 2016, the Sacramento City Council passed both an amendment to the Planning and Development Code (Title 17 of the Sacramento City Code) to allow cultivation in specified industrial, agricultural and commercial zones, and a moratorium on cultivation. Last night, Council extended the moratorium on cultivation for an additional 6 months, with the…
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