California Licensing
From Land Use Permit to State License
We take California cannabis projects through county permits and DCC review. You keep running the farm.
Licensing History
800+ California Licenses Held by Our Clients
Every license our clients have held since 2018, across cultivation, nursery, processing, manufacturing, distribution and retail.
Counts are state licenses issued to our clients, by CDFA, BCC or MCSB before July 2021 and by DCC since. Duplicate and superseded records are excluded.
Stalled Applications Cost You a Harvest
Some clients come to us after years of unsuccessful applications. Every loose thread means missed harvest revenue or halted operations while fixed costs keep coming.
How Approval Works
Three Stages to a California License
Land Use
The right location and permit type: CUP, LUP or Development Agreement.
Local Operations
Four county departments review your project. We know what each one needs.
State Review
A complete DCC application, with CEQA and agency sign-offs in place.
Land Use
The wrong location can sink a project before it starts. Whether you need a CUP, LUP or Development Agreement, we show exactly why your project meets the land use code.
- Land use applications
- Revisions
- Updates
- Corrections
Four Departments. One Application That Satisfies All
Change the project without knowing how it affects each department’s review, and you hit reset on the project every time. We know what each department needs, and which changes get you the permit without starting over.
Agricultural Commissioner
Your IPM plan and the inputs you’ll use.
Environmental Health
Worker safety, and how chemicals are stored and reported.
Sheriff’s Office
Your security plan and employee background checks.
County Sealer
The Sealer of Weights and Measures reviews your weights and measures program.
State Review Without the Back-and-Forth
Once submitted, your application is reviewed for completeness, honesty and accuracy. Agents see thousands of applications a year, and turnover at state agencies can mean your project is reassigned or lost in the shuffle.
We worked inside a license holder’s operation before MAUCRSA passed in 2016. We know what a reviewer will ask for before they ask.
State approval depends on your local permits, the CEQA checklist and, for cultivation, sign-offs from the State Water Resources Control Board and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. The agent for your area inspects before the license is issued, and our relationships with regional agents get your application to the person who can move it forward.
What We File
- New applications
- Annual renewals
- Amendments and modifications
- Lapsed provisionals, refiled as annual applications
Licensing in another state? See Licensing Consulting.