Proposed Rulemaking Action for Cannabis License Fee Waivers and Deferrals

By California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA)

6/17/2022

California Department of Cannabis Control: Rulemaking Alert

Department of Cannabis Control Provides Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action

June 17, 2022

Notice of proposed rulemaking to adopt regulations for cannabis license fee waivers and deferrals

The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is providing notice to the public of its intent to permanently adopt its emergency regulations to provide license fee waivers and to implement fee deferrals under the Department’s equity fee relief program. Senate Bill 166 required DCC to develop and implement a program to provide waivers for cannabis licensing fees, with at least 60 percent of the total amount of fee waivers allocated to fee waivers for local equity applicants and licenses. The cannabis equity fee waiver program is designed to assist commercial cannabis license applicants and licensees who have been harmed by the War on Drugs.

View the notice, proposed text of regulations, and the initial statement of reasons below:

How to submit a public comment
You can comment on the proposed regulations until 5 p.m. on August 2, 2022. You can submit comments by mail or email. You only need to submit your comment by one method.

Send your comment to DCC, and reference the rulemaking topic (“license fee waiver and deferral regulations”):

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

You can also submit your comment verbally through a public comment hearing which will be held:

August 2, 2022, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Read tips for submitting a public comment. We’ve created a public comment template to make it easy for you to submit your feedback.

Additional Info

Source : https://mailchi.mp/cannabis.ca.gov/rulemaking-alert_fee-waivers-and-deferrals_2022-0617?e=c47c471805