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On September 22, 2017, the City of Los Angeles released its second proposal (the “New Proposal”) for the draft regulations concerning commercial cannabis activity within L.A. The New Proposal will now move to the City Council for discussion and approval at a yet to be determined date. The discussion below will cover the requirements under […]

Attention California cannabis cultivators! California Bus. & Prof. Code section 26051.5(b)(7) requires that all applicants seeking a license to cultivate cannabis must identify the source of their water. Further, Bus. & Prof. Code section 26060.1(a) – (c) spells out the particular disclosure requirements for cannabis cultivators depending on the source of their water. The recent […]

New Edible and Labeling Requirements Effective October 1, 2017 Effective October 1, 2017, medical and retail marijuana businesses are subject to new requirements related to edibles as well as general labeling requirements. Fortunately, the changes to the medical and retail rules are identical in substance and the relevant rules are cited below. The following is […]

McAllister Garfield is proud to work with American Indian tribes leading the way on cannabis issues in Indian country. Here is a Press Release from the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, who recently adopted a Tribal Ordinance legalizing CBD production and use on tribal lands, as well as paving the way for development of […]

Last week, Congress passed a stop-gap omnibus spending bill that include provisions that continue to block the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) from interfering with state-law compliant medical marijuana programs through December 8, 2017. Congress also extended protections prohibiting DOJ from interfering with Farm Bill compliant hemp programs. This is good news for medical marijuana […]

Sean McAllister is licensed to practice law in both Colorado and California, and McAllister Garfield has lawyers in every major city in California (San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco). Sean was quoted in a New York Times article discussing the rollout of the regulated cannabis market in California. California will be the largest cannabis market […]

Check out Dan Garfield’s interview with the Rocky Mountain Business Forum about the legal field and the marijuana industry.

Denver Relief Consulting, Marijuana Policy Group, and McAllister Garfield, P.C. have collaborated to produce the 2017 California Cannabis Opportunity Report, available starting Thursday, August 31. Subject matter experts on the economic, financial, policy, and legal landscape of the cannabis industry have come together to publish an informative and innovative report about the California cannabis marketplace […]