Every cannabis-related enterprise working to build a legitimate business in California must operate within the regulations established by the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). This includes the recent restrictions placed on billboard advertising by the Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”) pursuant to the ruling in Farmer v. Bureau of Cannabis Control & Lori Ajax by the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court, which ruled California Code of Regulations, Title 1116, section 5040(b)(3) invalid on January 22, 2021. And just last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation that would have allowed cannabis products to be advertised on freeway billboards in most of California, a bill that sought to negate a court order in November that had banned the signs. Read More
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