Learn how to renew your cannabis cultivation license with our comprehensive guide. Get step-by-step instructions on logging into the licensing portal, verifying business details, complying with new regulations, and reporting electricity usage.
CLS renewal: Getting started
To begin, log in to your account on the Department’s licensing portal. Accessing your renewal Type in your Username or Email address, and Password then click “Sign In.” Click on View my Licenses. Renew your license You can renew your license no earlier than 60 calendar days before the expiration of the license or up…
Cultivation license change options during renewal
On March 11, 2024, DCC adopted emergency regulations to implement Senate Bill 833. Under the new regulations, eligible cultivation licensees can make certain changes to their license. Learn more about making these changes during renewal through the licensing system.
Verifying business, people, and owners during CLS renewal
Ensuring accuracy of all owners and other people listed in the CLS portal during renewal is a critical step in the process. Review these steps to verify owners and financial interest holders.
CLS renewal: Labor peace agreements
California state law requires many commercial cannabis licensees to enter into, and abide by, labor peace agreements. For more information, please see Labor Peace Agreement for Cannabis Businesses on the Department of Cannabis Control website. Select your answer to the questions below regarding number of employees. Depending on what you select, you will need to provide…
Reporting electricity usage during CLS renewal
You will need to input electricity usage data through the licensing portal in order to renew your license. Review the different types of data you will need to provide and resources to help you with this step.
CLS renewal documents
Upon renewal of a license, licensees authorized to engage in cannabis cultivation are required to report total electricity use for each power source used during the previous licensed period. Documents Under the Documents page, you may upload a copy of the document utilized to prepare the Electricity Usage information. For information on Electricity Usage Reporting…
