DCR’s Annual Licensing Process Begins + Annual Licensing Webinar
January 31, 2024
The Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) is pleased to announce it has begun issuing Notices of Complete Application through the annual license application process. DCR anticipates that the first applications for Storefront Retail and ...
December 20, 2023
The Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) will be closed on Monday, December 25, 2023. DCR’s office and in-person public counter will be closed from December 25, 2023, to January 1, 2024. However, DCR’s virtual public counter operations will resume ...
December 8, 2023
Season’s Greetings!I’m glad to provide a bit of good news in this December issue of DCR’s News Bulletin. Today, Mayor Karen Bass signed into law a deadline extension for 100 Social Equity Applicants selected in the Phase 3 Retail Round 2 Retail ...
LADCR Updates Rules and and Regulations
December 7, 2023
The Department of Cannabis Regulation published updated Rules and Regulations on its website on November 27, 2023, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) section 104.16. This communication outlines some of the changes, but the full text of the ...
DCR Offering Virtual Public Counter Appointments
November 14, 2023
Sign up to speak to a DCR analyst onlineIn light of the recent closure of Interstate 10 Freeway in the City of Los Angeles, the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) offices will be closed for the next two weeks. Instead, DCR will host virtual ...
November 13, 2023
Greetings!This time of year gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on things for which we are grateful. This month, I want to take a moment to celebrate November 5th as the 27th anniversary of the passage of the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 ...
October 12, 2023
Greetings!In the last few months of the year, the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) is ramping up its work as it guides applicants through a few different activities: the 2024 License Renewal cycle, the Annual Licensing process, and the Public ...
September Reminder: Deadlines and Clarifications
September 15, 2023
The Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) realizes that you are busy. As a courtesy, DCR would like to remind you of a few deadlines and clarify some important items. Points of Clarification Fee deferrals were available to Social ...
DCR Quick Updates: Fee deferrals, waivers, Annual Licensing, and more…
September 11, 2023
August 31, 2023 Dear stakeholders, The Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) realizes that you are busy. As a courtesy, DCR would like to remind you of a few deadlines and clarify some important items. ...
September 7, 2023
Hello! Recently, the City of Los Angeles and DCR hosted a delegation from South Africa on a fact-finding mission exploring Los Angeles’ cannabis license, compliance and social equity programs, their development, challenges and successes. This visit ...
DCR Opens PCN Process & Hosts Intro to PCN Webinar 8/15
August 9, 2023
Beginning Tuesday, August 15, 2023, the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) will accept Pre-Application Record requests for the Retail Storefront commercial cannabis activity in unduly concentrated Community Plan Areas (CPAs). The Pre ...
August 2, 2023
Dear Angelenos: On Sunday, July 30, 2023, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) celebrated its 6th anniversary. During these past six years, DCR and its stakeholders have experienced a shared journey to develop and ...