Regulations are state laws with specific rules for how businesses and others must operate. Regulations are created and changed through a process called rulemaking. Changes must be approved by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL).
View DCC’s proposed and completed rulemaking below.
Pending actions
DCC-2026-03-E: Modifications to A and M Designation
This rulemaking package would create a pathway for licensees authorized to engage in retail activities to create a second, related entity and hold two distinct licenses (one A and one M) at the same premises location.
Type: Emergency rulemaking
Status: Notice of the proposed emergency action provided to the public on May 18, 2026. Public comment accepted by the Office of Administrative Law from May 27, 2026, through May 31, 2026.
DCC-2025-03-R: Pesticide Testing
DCC is proposing a rulemaking action to update the action levels for testing of pesticide residues in cannabis products.
Type: Regular rulemaking
Status: Public notice provided April 13, 2026. Public comment accepted through May 5, 2026.
DCC-2026-01-R: Multipack Cannabis Goods
DCC is proposing a rulemaking action to establish multipacks as a new category of cannabis good and provide testing, labeling, and tracking requirements associated with the new category.
Type: Regular rulemaking
Status: Public notice provided February 27, 2026. Public comment accepted through April 13, 2026.
Recently approved regulatory actions
DCC-2025-01-R: Cultivation Updates; Sanitation Standards
DCC is proposing a rulemaking action to revise existing regulations to remove redundant and duplicative provisions, streamline operational and administrative burdens for licensees and the Department, and establish minimum sanitation standards.
Type: Regular rulemaking
Status: Approved and filed with Secretary of State on April 28, 2026. Effective July 1, 2026.
DCC-2025-02-R: Animal Cannabis Product Standards
The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved and filed the Department of Cannabis Control’s (DCC) regulatory action to adopt regulations implementing Assembly Bill 1885 (Chapter 389, Statutes of 2022), codified in Business and Professions Code (BPC) section 26130(e), which requires the DCC to establish standards for animal cannabis products. These regulations take effect on January 1, 2026. Cannabis products shall not be marketed or sold for use on, or consumption by, animals before these regulations for animal standards take effect.
Type: Regular rulemaking
Status: Approved and filed with Secretary of State on November 24, 2025. Effective January 1, 2026.
Cultivation License Changes Pursuant to BPC Section 26061.5
The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved and filed the Department of Cannabis Control’s (DCC) regulatory action to permanently adopt its emergency regulations implementing Senate Bill 833, codified in Business and Professions Code (BPC) section 26061.5, which requires the DCC to allow cultivation licensees to make certain changes such as changing the type of size of a cultivation license, placing a cultivation license in inactive status, or making a one-time change to a cultivation license’s date of renewal. These regulations take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.
Type: Regular rulemaking
Status: Approved and filed with Secretary of State on March 17, 2025. Effective March 17, 2025.
Prior rulemaking actions
Email regulations@cannabis.ca.gov for copies of previous rulemaking files.
How regulations are made
Regulations are made through a process called rulemaking. It gives the public the opportunity to take part in the creation of regulations proposed by California state agencies. Learn more about the rulemaking process.