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Deadline to Receive Phase 3 Retail Round 1 Relocation and Entity Substitution Fee Waivers - 12/31/21
December 15, 2021
Please note that, although Phase 3 Retail Round 1 Applicants may continue to submit relocation and/or entity substitution requests after December 31, 2021, December 31, 2021 is the final day for Phase 3 Retail Round 1 applicants to have the ...
DCR Transmits Report to City Council In Response to 9/29 Motion (C.F. 21-1083)
October 29, 2021
On October 29, 2021, DCR transmitted a report to the City Council, which will be included in Council File 21-1083, in response to a Motion introduced to the City Council on September 29, 2021. This motion would make amendments to the Cannabis ...
October 25, 2021
DCR has removed the December 31, 2021 deadline to submit an entity substitution and/or relocation modification request for Phase 3 Retail Round 1 Applicants. ...
Beginning Oct 1, 2021- New Licenses and a New Licensing Process + Webinar on 10/12 and 10/26
October 1, 2021
On October 1, 2021, the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) began accepting new applications for the following commercial cannabis activities via the DCR Licensing Portal: Delivery Only (Limited to Social Equity Applicants Only) Delivery Only ...
DCR’s Licensing Portal Temporarily Disabled September 1, 2021
August 31, 2021
Access to DCR’s Licensing Portal will be temporarily disabled Wednesday, September 1, beginning at 12:00 a.m., through Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. for maintenance and updates to our licensing system associated with modification ...
DCR Update: Update Regarding Application and License Processes
August 9, 2021
The communication below was sent to all Applicants and Licensees through DCR's Licensing Portal (Accela). +++ The Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) is making certain changes to its licensing processes as described below. Notice of “Local ...
DCR Licensing Portal Update: Submission of Pre-Applications May Be Unavailable Until October 1, 2021
July 6, 2021
Applicants and Licensees: Ordinance Nos. 187094 and 187095 became effective as of July 1, 2021. These ordinances make significant amendments to Articles 4 and 5 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) governing cannabis regulation and cannabis land ...
Announcement: New Virtual Public Counter Hours
March 18, 2021
Beginning April 5, 2021, the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) will be changing the operating hours of its Licensing and Information Services (Virtual Public Counter). The Virtual Public Counter will be now available Monday - Thursday, 10:00 a ...
Important Information re Notice of Public Convenience or Necessity (PCN) Application Filing
March 18, 2021
The City’s cannabis licensing law, known specifically as the Cannabis Procedure Ordinance, limits the number of Retail, Cultivation and Volatile-Manufacturing Commercial Cannabis Activity Licenses by Community Plan Area (CPA) based on the definition ...
Los Angeles City Council Approves Ordinance 186919
February 24, 2021
Renewal Fee Payment Extensions for Department of Cannabis Regulation Applicants and Licensees On February 10, 2021, the Los Angeles City Council approved Ordinance 186919 (the “Ordinance”) that (1) allows for a one-time late submission of 2020 and ...
Video Tutorial: Stakeholder Participation in the Public Convenience or Necessity (PCN) Process
January 21, 2021
This video was created to assist key stakeholders understand their role in the Public Convenience or Necessity Process (PCN) for Commercial Cannabis Retail Applicants. ...
Office of Finance Appointments for 1/19/21 and 1/20/21 to be Rescheduled
January 15, 2021
All previously scheduled payment appointments at the Office of Finance (Finance) for Tuesday, January 19, 2021, and Wednesday, January 20, 2021, have been cancelled. Finance will reschedule these appointments and anticipates returning to its modified ...