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The Cannabis Practitioners Group (CPG) of the California Lawyers Association is a CLA-wide group of voluntary attorneys who currently – or would like to – practice law in service of the cannabis industry and movement in California. The mission of the CPG is to:
The 2024 California Legislative Session convened on January 3, 2024, and it adjourned on August 31, 2024. Governor Newsom signed 9 cannabis-related bills this session:
| BILL NO. | SUMMARY | STATUS |
|---|---|---|
| AB 1775 (Haney) | To allow a microbusiness/retailer to prepare or sell non-cannabis food or beverage products, sell pre-packaged, non-cannabis-infused, nonalcoholic food and beverages, and tickets for live musical or other performances, all in consumption areas on premises. | 09/30/24 ENACTED Chaptered by Secretary of State – Chapter 1004, Statutes of 2024 |
| AB 2555 (Quirk-Silva) | To renew tax-free cannabis compassion programs for indigent patients, which were put into place with SB 34 (Wiener, 2019) and set to expire next year. | 09/29/24 ENACTED Chaptered by Secretary of State – Chapter 920, Statutes of 2024. |
| AB 2643 (Wood) | To require a study to create a framework for cannabis site restoration projects funded by the Cannabis Restoration Grant Program and to complete the study by January 1, 2027, and to establish a Cannabis-Impacted Lands Restoration Fund, maintained by penalties assessed for violations of environmental laws associated with illicit cannabis cultivation and production. | 09/28/24 ENACTED Chaptered by Secretary of State – Chapter 839, Statutes of 2024. |
| SB 1109 (Bradford) | To address collection of demographic information of licensees and applicants for licensure. | 09/28/24 ENACTED Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 878, Statutes of 2024. |
| SB 1064 (Laird) | To add a “combined activities license,” defined as a state license authorizing 2 or more commercial cannabis activities, except for laboratory testing, at the same premise; to remove the DCC’s excessive concentration consideration requirement in granting, denying, or renewing a license; and to specify that an owner is not required to resubmit owner-related information previously submitted to the DCC. | 09/28/24 ENACTED Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 875, Statutes of 2024. |
| SB 1059 (Bradford) | To prohibit a city or county from including in the definition of gross receipts, for purposes of any local tax or fee on a licensed cannabis retailer, the amount of any cannabis excise tax imposed under the Cannabis Tax Law or any sales and use taxes. | 09/28/24 ENACTED Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 874, Statutes of 2024. |
| SB 1498 (Ashby) | To authorize Attorney General and local district attorneys and county counsel to bring a civil action to redress a violation of advertising and marketing restrictions. | 09/28/24 ENACTED Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 899, Statutes of 2024. |
| SB 1511 (Committee on Health) | To authorize a general acute care hospital to allow terminally ill patients to use medicinal cannabis. | 09/22/24 ENACTED Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 492, Statutes of 2024. |
| AB 2841 (Waldron) | To authorize the Research Advisory Panel to hold closed sessions for the purpose of discussing, reviewing, and approving research projects that require the sharing of trade secrets, potential intellectual property, or proprietary information in its possession, the public disclosure of which is prohibited by law. | 07/18/24 ENACTED Chaptered by Secretary of State – Chapter 156, Statutes of 2024. |
| California Regulator | Regulations & Guidance |
|---|---|
| Department of Cannabis Control | Commercial Cannabis Regulations (Jul. 2024) Disciplinary Guidelines (Jul. 2022) |
| Department of Food and Agriculture | OCal Regulations (Jul. 2021) Industrial Hemp Law & Regulations (Jun. 2023) Cannabis Appellations Program (Jan. 2022) |
| Department of Fish and Wildlife | Cannabis Program |
| Department of Pesticide Regulation | Cannabis and Hemp Guidance |
| State Water Resources Control Board | Cannabis Cultivation Program |
| Department of Tax and Fee Administration | Tax Guide for Cannabis Businesses |
| Cannabis Control Appeals Panel | Laws and Regulations |
| Court | Case |
|---|---|
| California Court of Appeal, 2nd District | JCCrandall v. County of Santa Barbara (Oct. 29, 2024) |
| California Court of Appeal, 3rd District | Sacramento Municipal Utility District v. David Kwan (Apr. 30, 2024) |
| California Court of Appeal, 1st District | Apex Solutions v. Falls Lake Insurance Management Co., Inc. (Apr. 16, 2024) |
| United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit | Peridot Tree, Inc. v. City of Sacramento (Mar. 4, 2024) |
| Bar Association | Ethics Opinion |
|---|---|
| State Bar of California | Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct Opinion Formal Opinion No. 2020-202 (May 2020) |
| Los Angeles County Bar Association | Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee Opinion No. 527 (Aug. 2015) |
| Bar Association of San Francisco | Ethics Committee Opinion No. 2015-1 (Jun. 2015) |
Original Air Date: 4/27/2023
California Cannabis Social Equity Provisions and the Dormant Commerce Clause
Original Air Date: 11/8/2023
California Cannabis Corporate Law: Navigating the Way Forward
Original Air Date: 8/5/2021
True Color of Marijuana – Stirring the Racial Justice Pot
Original Air Date: 8/12/2021
The California Cannabis Rush: The Interplay Between Cannabis, Environmental Laws and Regulations
Original Air Date: 10/10/20
Cannabis Intellectual Property Law Nuts & Bolts
Original Air Date: 11/9/2020
Shelter In Place Institute: Cannabis & IP Law Litigation 2020 Update
Original Air Date: 3/10/2020
Trademarks & Cannabis Law
Original Air Date: 1/29/2020
Introduction to IP & Cannabis Law
Original Air Date: 10/21/2020
Trade Secrets in Cannabis
Original Air Date: 11/10/2021
45th Annual IP Institute: Shifting Tokes — Cannabis-Related Patents in a Changing World
Original Air Date: 4/22/2021
Rolling with Patents: IP in Cannabis and Recent Cannabis Patent Litigation
Original Air Date: 7/1/2021
Summer Cannabis (Law) Series: Protecting Cannabis IP in an Uncertain Legal Landscape
Participate in the IP Property Cannabis Interest Group which offers frequent webinar presentations and community discussions of hot topics and practice tips.
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Original Air Date: 1/19/2022
Cannabis and Hemp: Opportunities and Pitfalls for the Foreign Investor
Original Air Date: Summer 2019
Immigrant Investors and Cannabis Business Opportunities in the United States
Original Air Date: 9/3/2020
Work and Weed: What Lawyers Need to Know about Cannabis in the Workplace
Original Air Date: 10/22/2021
Hot Topics in Cannabis Licensing and Regulatory Activity-What Every Cannabis Lawyer Should Know
Original Air Date: 8/5/2021
Summer Cannabis (Law) Series: Practical Advice for Representing Clients in the Sale and Lease of Real Estate for Cannabis Use
Original Release Date: 2020
Attorney Ethics and Cannabis: Conflicts of Laws, Conflicts of Interest, and Attorney-Client Privilege for Cannabis Practitioners
Original Air Date: 9/25/2024
Cannabis and Hemp Law as it Applies to Solo and Small Firm Lawyers
