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On December 7, the Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”) published a newly revised set of permanent regulations which it submitted to the Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) earlier last week. The OAL is currently reviewing the draft permanent regulations and will complete their review on or by January 16, 2018 (30 working days from the […]

This is a reminder to Colorado marijuana dispensaries to remain vigilant about compliance, specifically verifying proper ID for all customers. The Marijuana Enforcement Division and several local jurisdictions, particularly Denver and Boulder, have been aggressively performing undercover sting operations. These sting operations include people attempting to gain entry to dispensaries with underage IDs, with sophisticated […]

November 12, 2018 Colorado Governor: The Colorado Governor appoints the head of the Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) and its parent agency the Department of Revenue. In addition, the Governor has final say on bills passed by the Legislature. Jared Polis has been elected Governor of Colorado. Governor-Elect Polis was one of the few elected leaders […]

Friends, McAllister Garfield submitted the attached comments to the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), following the publication of the draft permanent rules by BCC several weeks ago. In particular, the draft permanent rules banned white labeling, or the common practice of licensing a brand into California without obtaining a cannabis license in that state. […]

California Industrial Hemp Law Senate Bill-1409 signed into law by Governor Brown California recently passed a modest reform to its hemp laws. Hemp will now be regulated by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in accordance to the Food and Agricultural Code. Among the changes, the definition of industrial hemp will no longer […]

As McAllister Garfield, P.C. announced several days ago, the California cannabis regulators have released new draft permanent regulations on October 19, 2018. See BCC regs at: https://www.bcc.ca.gov/law_regs/cannabis_text.pdf CDFA regs at: https://static.cdfa.ca.gov/MCCP/document/10.17.18%20CDFA%20Regulation%20Text_15-Day.pdf CDPH regs at: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CEH/DFDCS/MCSB/CDPH%20Document%20Library/DPH-17-010_15DAY_TEXT.pdf The agencies are taking public comment on these rules until the close of business on November 5, 2018. The main […]

Colorado Marijuana Code- 2018 Sunset Reviews In 2019, the Colorado medical and retail marijuana programs are scheduled to ‘sunset’. This ‘sunset’ means that the medical and retail licensing codes will expire unless the Colorado General Assembly affirmatively acts to extend the codes. As part of this process, the Colorado Department of Regulatory Affairs (DORA) conducts […]

Colorado Hemp Law: Please consider voting Yes on Amendment X On November 6 (or before if you are mailing in your ballots) Colorado voters will have an opportunity to cast a ballot regarding the definition of hemp. Amendment X asks: “Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning changing the industrial hemp definition […]

Friends, Today, the three California cannabis regulatory bodies announced the release of new proposed final regulations. The Bureau of Cannabis Control’s proposed final regulations can be found here. The Department of Public Health’s proposed final regulations can be found here. The Department of Food and Agriculture’s proposed final regulations can be found here. It is […]

The first thing people always ask me is, “What do I do first?” And the answer is you need to find a local location at the local government level that is allowed for your business type. You may have a great idea for a dispensary or a grow, but if your city of Encinitas, or […]

California is the largest cannabis market in the country. In fact, now that 42 million people have access to both adult use and medical marijuana in California, that market is half of the currently legal US market right now. People ask me, “Why is California exciting?” California has some of the best rules in the […]

McAllister Garfield is highly active in the California cannabis industry as it transitions to full regulation, with lawyers in L.A. and Santa Cruz. California continues to clarify its rules through local and state regulation and also through new legislation. A brief summary of the cannabis-related bills signed into law in this year’s legislative session is […]