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US (CA): New license change options available for cultivation licensees

The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) has adopted emergency regulations to implement Senate Bill 833. Under the new regulations, processor, nursery, or cultivation licensees can make a one-time change to their license expiration date. Additionally, cultivation licensees can now submit a request to either place their license in limited operations status or to reduce the size of their cultivation license.

What do I need to know about requesting a one-time change to my license expiration date?
Processor, nursery, and cultivation licensees can now submit a request to make one-time change to their license expiration date during license renewal or at any time while the license is valid. To qualify for a one-time change to the expiration date of your cultivation license:

- The eligible license must be valid,
- The licensee must select a new expiration date that is on or up to twelve months, after the date of request,
- The licensee must pay any applicable license fee, and
- The licensee must meet all renewal requirements for the license type.

To learn more about requesting a one-time change your license expiration date or how fees will be calculated visit the DCC's website.

What do I need to know about placing my cultivation license in limited operations status?
Licensees with a valid cultivation license can now place their license in limited operations status. Nursery and processor licensees are not eligible for limited operations status.

Licensees that place their cultivation license in limited operations status are prohibited from having mature plants on their premises but are allowed to conduct the following activities:

- Engage in the drying, curing, grading, trimming, packaging, and sale of cannabis that was harvested before entering limited operations status, and
- Possess and maintain seeds and immature plants used solely for propagation to preserve the genetic lineage of the licensee's cannabis plants.

To qualify for limited operations status, the licensee must pay any applicable licensing fee, and must meet all applicable renewal requirements. A cultivation license placed in limited operations status must remain in limited operations status for the duration of the license term. The licensee may opt to return the license to active status at the time of renewal.

Cultivation licensees can request to place their license on limited operations during license renewal or when requesting a one-time change to the license expiration date.

What do I need to know about reducing the canopy size of my cultivation license type?
Licensees with a valid cultivation license can now reduce the size of their cultivation license at the time of renewal or when making a one-time change to the cultivation license's expiration date. To qualify for a reduced-size cultivation license, the licensee must:

- Submit an updated premises diagram that satisfies regulatory requirements,
- Pay any applicable licensing fee, and
- Meet any applicable renewal requirements.

The following requirements will apply to reduced-size cultivation licenses:
- The reduced-size canopy area must be fully located within the canopy area of the original cultivation license,
- The reduced-size cultivation license must maintain the same type of lighting as the original cultivation license, and
- The reduced-size cultivation license must remain at the reduced-size for the duration of the license term.

At the time of renewal, the licensee may choose to retain the reduced-size cultivation license, change to a different reduced-size cultivation license, or restore the original cultivation license.

Nursery licenses and processor licensees are not eligible for reduced-size cultivation licenses.

For more information:
The Department of Cannabis Control California
https://cannabis.ca.gov

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