Type: Regular Rulemaking
Status: Public notice provided February 11, 2026. Public comments accepted through March 4, 2026.
Summary: The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is proposing a rulemaking to update the action levels for testing of pesticide residues in cannabis products.
View the rulemaking documents:
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
- Proposed Text of Regulations
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Department of Pesticide Regulation Memo (December 2024)
- Notice of Modifications to the Proposed Regulation Text (February 11, 2026)
- Proposed Modified Regulation Text (February 11, 2026)
- Department of Pesticide Regulation Memo (August 2025)
Public comments process
If you wish to comment on the proposed regulations, submit your comment in writing to DCC during the public comment period. Verbal comments cannot be accepted.
DCC Legal Affairs Division
2920 Kilgore Road
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
publiccomment@cannabis.ca.gov
