Department of Cannabis Control Files Emergency Rulemaking Action for Cultivation License Changes at the Time of Renewal pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 26061.5

The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) has filed an action with the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) to adopt its 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 at the time of renewal, 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.

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

• Finding of Emergency and Notice of Proposed Readoption
• Emergency Regulation Text

The five-calendar day public comment period for this emergency action starts once OAL posts notice of the filing on its website. Emergency regulations under review can be viewed on the OAL website.

How to submit a public comment

OAL is accepting public comments on the proposed emergency action through Monday, February 12, 2024.

If you wish to comment on the proposed emergency regulations, you must submit your comment in writing to both OAL and DCC. Verbal comments cannot be accepted: