If approved, Measure M will give the City of Healdsburg the ability to impose an annual gross receipts tax that may not exceed 8% on any Person conducting cannabis business within City limits.
Senate Bill 1326, which was introduced by Senator Anna Cabellero (D-Merced), is informally known as the “cannabis interstate agreements bill” because it, generally, gives Governor Newsom the ability to enter into agreements with other states that a have also legalized commercial cannabis business to allow licensed commercial cannabis businesses in each state to do business with one another across state lines.
The Cannabis Local Jurisdiction Retail Access Grant Program aims to provide consumers with better access to regulated, tested cannabis product by supporting the expansion of California’s legal cannabis marketplace, thereby reducing the need for consumers to turn to the illicit market.
As more and more States legalize medical and/or adult-use cannabis, the issue of worker’s rights in the cannabis industry has taken center stage. Many States with regulated commercial cannabis business industries, including California, require applicants for licensure and licensed cannabis businesses with a certain number of employees to enter into and abide by the terms of a Labor Peace Agreement.
Proposed Commercial Cannabis Business Tax Measure Though the County of Los Angeles (“LA County” or the “County”) has not adopted formal regulations allowing commercial cannabis businesses quite yet, in November of 2022, LA County voters will be asked to vote on a ballot measure that would impose taxes on commercial cannabis businesses in the County, if and when such businesses
As psychedelic therapies continue to develop as contemplative businesses and in research programs commencing at both the state and federal levels in the United States, we are naturally compelled to learn from similar or semi-similar developments in the cannabis business regarding what has worked and what has not worked in addressing federally prohibited substances, their potential risks, potential benefits and
As the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming & Innovation (collectively referred to herein as the “CDFA”) prepares to launch its Cannabis Appellations of Origin Program (the “Cannabis Appellations Program” or the “Program” or “CAP”), stakeholders and industry participants unfamiliar with appellations of origin may be asking themselves why the Cannabis Appellations Program exists in the
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (“CDFA”) announced that it intends to start accepting petitions for cannabis appellations of origin sometime during the remaining months of 2022. For reference and as noted on the CDFA’s Cannabis Appellations Program website, an appellation of origin is “a protected designation that identifies the geographical origin of a product and usually includes a
The City of Indio is accepting Cannabis Business Permit applications for storefront retail businesses between September 1 – October 6, 2022 .
The Daily Journal has recognized our Managing Partner, Joe Rogoway, as one of California’s “Top Cannabis Lawyers of 2022”. Joe was one of only 20 lawyers recognized statewide. The Journal’s profile on Joe highlighted his extensive legal background within cannabis industry, well before statewide legalization. “I always wanted to pursue a career path related to the cannabis industry,” he said.
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