San Francisco, CA (event location disclosed to RSVPs) Check out full event details & RSVP here --> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cannabis-industry-regulatory-workgroup-ca-tickets-43215967121?ref=estw Join us for a cannabis industry meeting to discuss the state's emergency regulations (the three sets of rules adopted on 12/7/17) and changes sought in the formal (long-term/'permanent') rulemaking package. We will discuss main issues with the emergency rules and develop/refine a

Assembly Member Bill Quirk introduced legislation (AB 2020 Cannabis: local jurisdiction licensees: temporary event permits) last week to modify Business & Professions Code Section 26200(e). If passed, temporary events could be held at a broader range of venues than presently allowed (only at county fairs and district agricultural associations). Proposed additions are highlighted in blue: (e) This division does not prohibit the issuance of a state temporary event license to a

In November 2017, the state agencies charged with regulating commercial cannabis activity issued their respective emergency rules. (The emergency rulemaking process was activated to allow the state to meet its obligation of issuing licenses beginning on 1/1/18.) The same state agencies must now engage in the next step of "regular rulemaking" (aka "formal rulemaking"). For more information on the rulemaking process, click here. The function of the Cannabis Advisory Committee (