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DCR Suspends In-Person Office Visits and Events

March 12, 2020

Mayor Garcetti has ordered City departments and agencies to take additional steps that can help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), strengthening the local response to the outbreak with measures that include new limits on public ...

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RSVP: Commercial Cannabis Facility Public Health Inspection Compliance Workshop

February 27, 2020

Join the City of Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) and the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health for a Commercial Cannabis Facility Public Health Inspection Compliance Workshop. This workshop will include speakers from ...

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DCR Grants An Additional Pre-Licensing Inspection Extension To Phase 2 Applicants Without Temporary Approval

February 26, 2020

To All Phase 2 Applicants without Temporary Approval: Section 104.08(f) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) authorizes the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) to grant Applicants an extension to pass the pre-licensing inspection required by ...

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DCR to Host Tax Compliance Workshop

February 10, 2020

Join the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR), the City of Los Angeles Office of Finance, and the State of California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for a Tax Compliance Workshop on Saturday, February 22, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in ...

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DCR Closed for President's Day

February 10, 2020

DCR Closed for Presidents Day – Monday, February 17 DCR will resume regular operations on Tuesday, February 18 at 9:00 a.m. For additional updates from the Department of Cannabis Regulation, sign up for email updates using the link below: http://bit ...

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DCR News Bulletin - January 2020

January 31, 2020

Greetings!  As the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR), I want to thank you for your interest in the City’s cannabis related policies and programs. We are striving to ...

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DCR Grants Extension to Phase 2 Applicants Regarding Pre-Licensing Inspection

December 11, 2019

Click here to download the announcement To All Phase 2 Applicants: Applicants who have not received Temporary Approval for Non-Retailer Commercial Cannabis Activity pursuant to Section 104.08(a) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) were ...

2019-12-14 Phase 2 Workshop Announcement

December 2019 Phase 2 Compliance Training Workshop

December 9, 2019

  December 2019 Phase 2 Compliance Training Workshop   This event has already concluded. Please watch our website at cannabis.lacity.org for our next workshop date. ...

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November 18, 2019 News Bulletin

November 18, 2019

November 18, 2019 From the Desk of Cat Packer As the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR), I want to thank you for your interest in the City’s cannabis related policies and programs. Less than two ...

2019-11-13 Phase 2 Workshop Announcement

November 2019 Phase 2 Compliance Training Workshop

November 13, 2019

  November 2019 Phase 2 Compliance Training Workshop   This event has already concluded. Please watch our website at cannabis.lacity.org for our next workshop date. ...

2019-10-17 News Bulletin

DCR Announces RFQ Release Conferences for On-Call Business Development Services

October 17, 2019

The City of Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) is pleased to announce two conferences in preparation for a second Request for Qualifications (RFQ), which seeks to retain On-Call Business Development Services for the City’s Social ...

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Phase 3 Retail Round 1 Application Process

September 6, 2019

DCR is pleased to announce the successful launch of Phase 3 Retail Round 1 Application Processing, which is available only to those individuals who have been verified as Social Equity Program Applicants.  This update provides a snapshot of the ...