California Localities Detail Plans To Spend $100 Million To Fix Marijuana Licensing Logjam
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Companies must transition to annual licenses by Jan. 1, 2026
California’s Department of Cannabis Control has started to disperse $100 million to 17 municipalities and counties to help them transition thousands of marijuana businesses holding temporary licenses over to annual permits.
The funding is intended to alleviate a bureaucratic logjam that has left thousands of marijuana companies with temporary, or so-called “provisional,” business licenses.
As a result, some provisionally licensed companies are in danger of shuttering, at least temporarily.
Local officials said they plan to use the $100 million to assist cannabis companies on a variety of fronts, including:
- Providing direct grants to businesses to help them through the transition process.
- Hiring staff and contractors to process more applications.
- Helping applicants meet environmental compliance under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). In many cases, CEQA compliance is costly and the approval process can take years.
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