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May 1, 2024
May 2024 Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives and to celebrate recovery from mental illness. People from racial and ethnic minority groups ...
April 19, 2024
Greetings! This month, the cannabis community celebrates the 4/20 holiday - the biggest celebration of perseverance, entrepreneurship, and simple joy in cannabis culture. For cannabis businesses, it is one of the busiest times for product sales ...
April 2, 2024
April 2024 This April, DCR and the Social Equity Program Team acknowledge and highlight all the equity businesses in Los Angeles that have persevered to get where they are now. In an effort to raise awareness and contribute to the success of equity ...
March 11, 2024
Greetings!This month, the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) celebrates Women’s History Month. We honor and recognize the many trailblazers of the cannabis industry from women-owned dispensaries, delivery services, cultivators and manufacturers ...
March 4, 2024
March 2024 The Department of Cannabis Regulation’s (DCR) Social Equity Program (SEP) celebrates the contributions women have made to society and recognizes the achievements of women over the course of American history in a variety of fields. We ...
February 20, 2024
Greetings!2024 promises to be a productive year as the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) ramps up its efforts to transition cannabis licensees from Temporary Approval to the Annual License process.In 2018, the Temporary Approval process was ...
February 1, 2024
February 2024 "Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world." –Harriet TubmanThe Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) and the ...
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 22, 2023
January 2024 Happy New Year, and welcome to new beginnings! The Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) and the Social Equity Program (SEP) wish you continued success, health, and prosperity in 2024. As the commercial cannabis regulating authority ...
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 ...