The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is providing notice to the public of its intent to revise existing regulations to allow licensees to make modifications to their license designations in order to apply for registration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

The rulemaking documents are available on DCC’s website: DCC-2026-03-E: Modifications to A and M Designation.

How to submit a public comment

Comments on this emergency rulemaking action should be submitted directly to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL), with a copy to DCC as specified below, between May 27 and May 31, 2026.

Comments must be submitted within five calendar days from when OAL posts the proposed emergency regulation on their website. The comment must state it is about an emergency rulemaking action currently under OAL review and include the topic, Modifications to A- and M-designation.

Send comments to OAL and reference emergency rulemaking action currently under OAL review and include the topic “Modifications to A- and M-designation.”

• By mail: OAL Reference Attorney, 300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1250, Sacramento, CA 95814; or
• By email: staff@oal.ca.gov.

Send comments to DCC and reference the rulemaking topic “Modifications to A- and M-designation.”

• By mail: DCC Legal Affairs Division, 2920 Kilgore Road, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670; or
• By email: publiccomment@cannabis.ca.gov.