Those of you that currently have State Temporary Cannabis Licenses, before you can file for an extension, you must have prepared and submitted your State Annual Cannabis License. The State Annual License is a substantial undertaking, so do not delay. -Mitch
DetailsSan Joaquin County is just about set to accept commercial cannabis licenses. On August 7, 2018, San Joaquin County adopted an ordinance allowing all types of medical and adult-use commercial cannabis businesses except outdoor cultivation and cannabis events in the unincorporated County, with an amended special tax to be placed on the November 6, 2018,…
DetailsThe reason we register a trademark is to prevent competitors from “infringing” on our mark in a way that confuses consumers about the source of goods or services. A Trademark is a brand name, such as any word, symbol, device or any combination, or packaging, smells, sounds and architectural designs use identify and distinguish the…
DetailsDue to the significant number of unprocessed cannabis applications at the local level, the legislature has drafted an urgency ordinance SB-1459 Cannabis: Provisional License that will replace the State of California Temporary License for commercial cannabis activity with a Provisional License under pending urgency statute SB 1459. The current law states that temporary state cannabis licenses will…
DetailsProposed 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,…
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