By Mani Dabiri | Published April 6, 2019 | Posted in Civil Business Litigation and Investigations, Federal and State Criminal Defense, Government Subpoenas and Investigations, White-Collar and Regulatory Defense | Tagged Tags: administrativehearings, BCC, businessandcommerce, cannabis, dueprocess, licensingandregistration |
Enforcement by California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control
To round out the series we rolled out three weeks ago, here’s how the BCC polices the pot market. As you may know, the Bureau has a right of full and immediate access to enter and inspect any licensed premises, with or without prior notice. So they may come in and test your pot, test your Read More
Read MoreCalifornia’s Cannabis Regulations for Retailers, Distributors, and Testing Labs
Here’s an overview of the BCC’s regulations for each type of licensee. For the general regulations that apply to all licensees, see our post from last week. For the full text of the regulations, see here. Distributors You may package, label, and distribute cannabis goods or accessories, branded merchandise, or promotional materials. You may also provide storage Read More
Read MoreFinal Regulations of the California Bureau of Cannabis Control
The regulations that apply to all licensees are organized as follows in the California Code of Regulations. Article 1: Definitions. They spell out everything from “branded merchandise” to “wholesale cost.” Article 2: Applications. These sections explain what you need to apply for an annual license. The short answer is you need to show and tell a Read More
Read MoreCalifornia Rolls Out Its Cannabis Regulations
On January 16, the state’s three licensing authorities announced their final regulations for cannabis businesses across the supply chain. We’ll break down these regulations over the next few weeks, starting with those from the Bureau of Cannabis Control. The Bureau’s regulations span eight chapters in the California Code of Regulations, and they number as follows: Read More
Read MoreYou Can’t Revoke a Doctor’s Hospital Privileges Without Due Process
This ain’t your grandfather’s medical practice anymore, is it? The modern doctor must deal with a dizzying array of rules and regulations like the one we covered last week. At the same time, California law affords you certain protections that can’t be bargained around or contracted away, as a hospital found out when it tried Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Programs Booming at SEC and CFTC
The two federal regulators recently submitted their annual reports to Congress for the fiscal year that ended September 30. And, well, business is booming. In the last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission awarded more money to whistleblowers than it had in all prior years combined. Since 2012, it has awarded $326 million, and more than half Read More
Read MorePrivacy Across the Pond
We’re fresh off a conference on how privacy laws in Europe affect life and business in the United States. So we tip our hat to the law firm that spotted this case about just that. The background is that one business had sued another in England and won. Then it had sued again here to collect on the Read More
Read MoreRestraining Orders to Protect the Elderly, the Disabled, and the Workplace
For two weeks we’ve covered the two main restraining orders in California. First it was the domestic-violence restraining order; then it was the civil-harassment restraining order. Here are two more to mention for now. One is a restraining order for elders and dependent adults. To get one, you must be at least 65 years old Read More
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