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Cultivation License Changes: Emergency Rulemaking

Cultivation License Changes: Emergency Rulemaking

The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved the Department of Cannabis Control’s (DCC) emergency regulations implementing Senate Bill 833, codified in Business and Professions Code section 26061.5, which requires the DCC to allow cultivation licensees to make certain changes, including: change the type of size of a cultivation license; place a cultivation license in inactive status; or make a one-time change to a cultivation license’s date of renewal.

Type:  Emergency rulemaking 

Status: Approved and filed with Secretary of State on March 11, 2024. Effective March 11, 2024.

Summary: The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved the Department of Cannabis Control’s (DCC) emergency regulations implementing Senate Bill 833, codified in Business and Professions Code section 26061.5, which requires the DCC to allow cultivation licensees to make certain changes, including: change the type of size of a cultivation license; place a cultivation license in inactive status; or make a one-time change to a cultivation license’s date of renewal.

Learn more about the cultivation license change options

View the approved emergency regulations and finding of emergency and notice of proposed adoption below: