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  • March 2025 Cannadispatch
    March 2025 Cannadispatch

    March 11, 2025

    March is dedicated to recognizing the remarkable achievements and contributions of women from all backgrounds throughout U.S. history. Join us in celebrating Cat Packer, M.A., J.D., the first person of color in the nation to lead a medical and adult ...

  • City of Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation Annual Report 2024
    2024 Annual Report

    March 3, 2025

    DCR 2024 Annual ReportClick Here to View ...

  • Black History Month Let's honor and celebrate the achievements, struggles, and powerful stories of Black people throughout history. Here's to honoring the past and looking to the future.
    February 2025 CannaDispatch

    January 30, 2025

    Our hearts remain with all those impacted by the devastating fires of Los Angeles, California. As Black History Month approaches, DCR acknowledges California’s first middle-class Black neighborhood, Altadena, and its deep history as a community that ...

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    DCR Hosts Social Equity Individual Applicant Verification Webinar, 1/30/2025

    January 17, 2025

    The Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) will hold a webinar at noon on Thursday, January 30, 2025, to review the 2025 criteria and documents necessary for Social Equity Individual Applicant (“SEIA”) Eligibility Verification requests. DCR expects ...

  • Happy New Year! Cheers to the possibilities and opportunities that the new year holds. The Social Equity Team wishes you a happy and prosperous new year.
    January 2025 CannaDispatch

    January 8, 2025

    NEW YEAR, NEW MARKETCheck out the business trends for 2025 that can help improve and elevate your cannabis business HERE WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE FROM THE SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAM IN 2025?SUGGESTIONS January 2025  COACHINGDCR offers over 1,500 hours ...

  • January 2025 News Bulletin; graphic: fireworks
    January 2025 News Bulletin

    January 6, 2025

    Hello,The Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) wishes you all a Happy New Year and I welcome you to this year’s first edition of the DCR News Bulletin. Over the last several months, DCR has been preparing for important activities expected to take ...

  • Happy Holidays and Best Wishes From the DCR Social Equity Team
    December 2024 CannaDispatch

    December 3, 2024

       December 2024 COACHINGDCR offers over 1,500 hours of free business, professional, and workforce development coaching with subject-matter experts from a wide range of expertise. First fill out and submit the Coaching Indemnification Form. LEARNIN ...

  • November 2024 News Bulletin
    November 2024 News Bulletin

    November 6, 2024

    Greetings!As we approach the end of the year, DCR is managing several important processes on behalf of licensees and applicants. First, the regular 2025 License Renewal process continues - see important deadline extensions below. Two, the work to ...

  • We wish you a happy thanksgiving day. From the Social Equity Program
    November 2024 CannaDispatch

    November 1, 2024

     November 2024  COACHINGDCR offers over 1,500 hours of free business, professional, and workforce development coaching with subject-matter experts from a wide range of expertise. First fill out and submit the Coaching Indemnification Form. LEARNING ...

  • October 2024 News Bulletin. Graphic: from the neighborhood, for the neighborhood: legal, local cannabis
    October 2024 News Bulletin

    October 8, 2024

    Greetings!As we approach the last few months of the year, DCR has wrapped up its Public Information Campaign aimed at encouraging consumers to shop at legal, local shops. The campaign included advertising, social media and youth prevention ...