Laws and Regulations
The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) creates the general framework for the regulation of commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis in California. The text of MAUCRSA is available on the California Legislative Information website.
On November 16, 2017, California’s three state cannabis licensing authorities publicly noticed proposed emergency regulations for commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis. The proposed emergency regulation packages and summaries can be accessed by clicking the links below. Regulations for the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) can be found on the state’s California Cannabis Portal.
Emergency Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation Package
- Bureau of Cannabis Control – Final Text of Emergency Regulations
- Notice of Approval of Emergency Regulatory Action
- Updated Finding of Emergency
- Notice – Emergency Rulemaking Action Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation
- Finding of Emergency Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation
- Bureau Proposed Text of Regulations Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation
- Bureau of Cannabis Control Disciplinary Guidelines November 2017
- Bureau Emergency Medicinal and Adult-Use Regulation Fact Sheet
- BCC Licensing & Regulation Overview
- California Department of Food and Agriculture – Final Text of Emergency Regulations
- California Department of Public Health – Final Text of Emergency Regulations
Commercial Cannabis Licensee Forms
- Licensee Bond Form
- Financial Information Form
- Premises Diagram
- Owner Submittal
- Sales Invoice/Shipping Manifest
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) – Initial Study/Proposed Negative Declaration
- CEQA Workshops And Comment Information Regarding Initial Study And Proposed Negative Declaration
- CEQA Initial Study And Proposed Negative Declaration
- CEQA Notice Of Intent Initial Study And Proposed Negative Declaration
- CEQA Initial Study and Proposed Negative Declaration - Executive Summary
- CEQA List Of Libraries Initial Study And Proposed Negative Declaration
Proposed General Medical Cannabis Regulations
- Notice of Decision Not to Proceed - MCRSA Regulations
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
- Proposed Text of Medical Regulations
- Initial Statement of Reasons
Proposed Medical Cannabis Testing Laboratory Regulations
- Notice of Decision Not to Proceed - MCRSA Lab Regulations
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Testing Labs
- Proposed Text of Lab Regulations
- Initial Statement of Reasons for Lab Regulations