Note: Each of these links contains ALL of the documents that applicants need to access when applying for their commercial licenses. We may opt to include them on our website at some point, but for now, our page links to the State websites, where people may research and download everything themselves.
– FCCC
Client Portal (Sign-Up/Log-in)
BCC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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- Click the search bar which reads: “Search here”
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Order of Adoption Clean Version of Text
Notice of Approval of Certificate of Compliance Form 400
Forms and Documents Incorporated by Reference BCC
Quick Response Code (QR Code) Certificate Posting Requirements
BCC Retailer Storefront Fact Sheet v3
BCC Retailer Non-Storefront Fact Sheet v3
Advertising Cannabis NonLicensed
Guidance on Commercial Cannabis Activities
Here’s the link to the California Department of Justice Fingerprint Service. This is required for all licensees and is available for employees as needed.
California’s workplace safety requirements for the cannabis industry. The California Department of Industrial Relations / Cal OSHA has convened an advisory committee (on January 31, 2018) to evaluate whether there is a need to develop industry specific regulations related to the activities of licensees under Division 10 (commencing with Section 26000) of the Business and Professions (B&P) Code.
CDFA Hemp Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
CDFA Final Regulation Text 2019
CDFA Hemp Application Requirements
Regulations Regarding Criminal Background Checks for Hemp Licenses
CDFA New Proposed Hemp Regulations
The Department of Food and Agriculture has submitted the emergency rulemaking documents for Sections 4940-4946, 4950, and 4950.1 in Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations pertaining to Industrial Hemp Sampling & Testing to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) for review and approval.
Highlights of Proposed Permanent Regs 7-16-2018
CA Department of Food and Agriculture Readoption of Emergency Regulations Fact Sheet
Plant pest quarantine: CDFA Pest Exclusion Branch
(916)-654-0312
peinfo@cdfa.ca.gov
Control Board
California’s Water Quality Control Board
California Water Board’s Cannabis Cultivation Portal
Cannabis Cultivation Best Management Practices
Water Board Cannabis Cultivation Policies page
Cannabis Cultivation Policy – Principles and Guidelines for Cannabis Cultivation (PDF)
2018 State Annual Reporting FAQ
Water Discharge Requirements October 17, 2017
Sample Water Resource Protection Plan
Cannabis LSA Outreach Handout 11-29-2017
Conservation Practices and Ponds
I located this online as an additional resource for our clients. Ponds are more cost efficient than cisterns for large water storage needs, so here is a good guide for constructing water storage ponds.
California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA)
New Cannabis Taxes Beginning January 1, 2018
California Department of Tax and Fee Administration: Tax Policy Bureau
Taxes and Fees, Regarding Donated Cannabis
CDTFA Contact Information
Leslie Ang, Tax Counsel III (Supervisor)
(916) 323-9856
Leslie.Ang@cdtfa.ca.gov
California Department of Tax and Fee Administration,
Attn: Leslie Ang, MIC:82,
450 N Street, P.O. Box 942879,
Sacramento, CA 94279-0082
Richard Bennion (Regulations Coordinator)
916-445-2130
CDTFARegulations@cdtfa.ca.gov
USDA
