Bureau of Cannabis Control LA Licensing Regulatory Workshop
Last Updated on Oct 17, 2017
On October 10, 2017, the Bureau of Cannabis Control held a licensing workshop in Los Angeles for people interested in becoming a part of California’s adult use and medical use cannabis industries. The workshop was held from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. While only 75 people RSVP’d through various event websites, over 2,000 people attended the event, more than 25 times the amount the Bureau was expecting!
Due to to underestimated attendance, many people waited hours to enter the building, and the crowd was very diverse, from businessmen in suits to illicit cannabis growers looking to become legal, licensed cannabis cultivators. As the long line progressed, people took advantage of the idle time by networking, advertising their products, and talking about the services they would provide in the future to the cannabis industry in southern California.
People waiting were also told “You’re not getting in” by the Bureau of Cannabis Control, who may have made these repeated announcements in order to discourage the portion of the crowd that did not RSVP. The over-attendance of the event caused the Bureau to close its services early at noon instead of completing the full, three-hour event as planned. The Bureau also announced that there would be an additional workshop available in the future, but did not provide a date, time, or other specifics. Also due to the large number of attendees, presentations were cancelled; regulatory department information booths remained open. The follow organizations were represented at the Bureau of Cannabis Control’s Los Angeles licensing regulatory meeting:
- American Job Center of California
- Bureau of Cannabis Control
- CalCannabis, California Department of Food and Agriculture
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- California Department of Justice
- California Department of Tax & Fee Administration
- California Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (GO-Biz)
- California Secretary of State, Bizfile California, Business Program Division
- Annual Licensing for Cannabis Manufacturers
- Shannon George, Manager of Policy Unit
- Manufactured Cannabis License Types
- Packaging & Labeling
- The Road to January 1
The two most requested documents at the Bureau’s first licensing meeting were a list of California application training sessions for Cannabis Cultivation Licensing , of which there are ten in various counties (Orange, Yolo, San Bernardino, Monterey, Fresno, Mendocino, Riverside, Alameda, Butte, and Humboldt Counties), and Temporary License Application Information such as application requirements for applicants. Interested parties were also advised to request specific license types and visit the CalVannabis website for cultivation license type information. That website is calcannabis.cdfa.ca.gov ; the organization can also be contacted by phone at 1-833-CALGROW or 1-833 225-4769. We will share information about the next Bureau of Cannabis Control licensing meeting in Los Angeles as it becomes available. California is off to a running start!
Are you thinking of starting a legal cannabis business?
If so, you will probably need an experienced cannabis consultant.
Contact 3C to learn more about how we can help you with writing a business plan, application for licensure, securing real estate, investment, facility design and anything else you need to ensure that your cannabis business is compliant and successful.
Share
Recommended Articles
