California Cannabis Licensing

Land Use

Choosing the wrong location can sink your project before you even start. In order to get approved you will need to say exactly why your project adheres to the Land use code. A mistake during this process can mean your project is missing critical land use rights and is missing locations to use critical infrastructure.

We have handled land use applications, revisions, updates, and corrections for clients across more than 200 acres of canopy.

Whether your project needs a CUP, LUP, or Development Agreement, our track record shows we know how to put all the pieces together.

Operations

After securing Land use permits, many of our clients got stuck. During the operations licensing process your county or city government will have multiple departments review your project.

The Ag commissioner wants to know your IPM and what inputs you will be using.

The health department wants to know if your employees are safe and if chemicals are stored and reported properly.

The Sheriffs department wants to know how you will keep the project protected and will want to review security plans and employee background checks.

The county Sealer wants to know the details of your weights and measures program.

This is an area where ‘figuring it out yourself” can add years to the project for lines, and tens of thousands of dollars in design and scientific reports cost. If you’re changing the project without knowing how that change impacts all of the dimensions of your operational permit, you’re unknowingly hitting reset on the project every time.

We have submitted and course-corrected permits so many times that we know exactly what the north star is for each department and which changes will get you the permit without resetting the whole process. In addition, we know how these changes will impact state review and can make sure you’re not paying a short-sighted decision later in the game.

State Agencies

Submitting your application is only half the battle. Once submitted your application will be reviewed for completeness, honesty, and accuracy.

Agents can see thousands of applications per year, and they have a set of expectations for what is submitted.

In addition, turnover at state agencies can mean your project gets reassigned or lost in the shuffle.

Knowing what information will be requested beforehand shows the agents we have secured 421 state licenses to date and have seen the process evolve since Prop 215. Experienced Agents can tell quickly if the application and design drawings have the required information you are projecting, they can approve quickly with little feedback.