By Mani Dabiri | Published May 14, 2019 | Posted in Civil Business Litigation and Investigations, Post-Conviction Defense and Appeals, White-Collar and Regulatory Defense | Tagged Tags: administrativehearings, cannabis, dueprocess, licensingandregistration |
California’s Cannabis Control Appeals Panel
We end our series on the state’s pot regulations with a look at the administrative panel that will hear appeals from adverse licensing decisions. There, you’re entitled to a fair and impartial review of whether your regulator treated you right; whether its decision was supported by its findings; and whether its findings were supported by substantial evidence in Read More
Read MoreCalifornia’s Cannabis Regulations for Manufacturers
We turn next in our series to the businesses who make edibles, topicals, concentrates, and other such products out of the plant material. Your regulations come from the Department of Public Health, but they resemble those of the Department of Food and Agriculture (for growers) and the Bureau of Cannabis Control (for retailers, testing labs, Read More
Read MoreCalifornia’s Cannabis Regulations for Cultivators
We turn now to the businesses who plant, grow, harvest, dry, cure, and trim the pot. Your regulations come from the Department of Food and Agriculture, but they resemble those of the Bureau of Cannabis Control, so a lot of the same or similar rules apply. You must show and tell a lot about yourself to Read More
Read MoreL.A. Sues Unlicensed Pot Shop for $20,000 Per Day
We’ve spent the last month writing about state regulations from the Bureau of Cannabis Control. But on Thursday, the L.A. Times reminded us that cities and counties have a lot to say about pot, too. The city of Los Angeles, for example, has sued an unlicensed shop whose pot may have contained an illegal pesticide. The lawsuit Read More
Read MoreDisciplinary Guidelines of California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control
One last thing about the Bureau’s enforcement powers. If it files a formal accusation against you, it will look to the disciplinary guidelines that it has adopted to treat like cases alike. The Bureau may deviate from these guidelines in a given case, but it must consider them, and so will your lawyers, the state’s prosecutors, and Read More
Read MoreEnforcement 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
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