March 14, 2022
Greetings, In 2017, I was tasked with the challenge of establishing the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) that would be responsible for administering the City’s first commercial cannabis licensing process in response to state-wide cannabis ...
February 1, 2022
DCR has transmitted a report to the City Council regarding an interim budget request and proposed amendments to the Los Angeles Municipal Code regarding the City’s commercial cannabis licensing and Social Equity Program. Beginning on June 30, 2022 ...
DCR Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend
January 13, 2022
DCR will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend Friday, January 14, 2022 to Monday, January 17, 2022 Licensing analysts are reviewing and processing applications during the holiday closure. Inspections previously scheduled will ...
Expedited Services Available Beginning December 27, 2021
December 23, 2021
Beginning December 27, 2021, Applicants and Licensees may request expedited processing of application or modification records by emailing dcrlicensing@lacity.org within 72-hours of submitting a complete Pre-Application Review, Temporary Approval, or ...
DCR Virtual Public Counter is Closed December 24-31, 2021
December 15, 2021
The Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) will be closed December 24 to December 31, 2021. During this time, the virtual public counter will be closed, including phone lines and email correspondence. However, all other DCR activities will ...
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. ...
BLC Webinar Series Expanded Into October
October 2, 2021
You spoke and we listened... Thanks to your feedback, we are excited to extend our Webinar Series on Cannabis Business Operations & Procedures, to provide you with more opportunities to learn the best practices of running a cannabis business in Los ...
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 September 2021 Webinar Series
September 9, 2021
The Department of Cannabis Regulation's (DCR's) Business, Licensing, and Compliance Assistance (BLC) Program is hosting a series of webinars to provide you with the knowledge and skills to open your own cannabis business in the City of Los Angeles ...
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 ...