The Los Angeles City Department of Cannabis Regulation has begun accepting applications for Proposition M Priority Processing from Existing Medical Marijuana Dispensaries (EMMD). Applications for Proposition M Priority Processing will not be accepted or processed after March 4, 2018.
See the Los Angeles City Cannabis Application Instructions for Proposition M.
Proposition M was adopted by the voters of the City of Los Angeles on March 7, 2017. Pursuant to Los Angeles Proposition M: The City’s designated licensing or permitting agency shall give priority in processing applications of EMMDS that can demonstrate that the EMMD has operated in compliance with the limited immunity and tax provisions of Los Angeles Proposition D. To avail itself of the terms of this Section, including the priority processing, an EMMD must apply for a City permit or license within sixty calendar days of the first date that applications are made available for commercial cannabis activity.
EMMD Applicants may apply for a maximum of one: Microbusiness License (Type 12); a maximum combination of one Retailer License (Type 10); one delivery for Retailer License (Type 10); one Distributor License – Self Transport Only License (Type 11), one Manufacturer License (Type 6 Only) and one Cultivation, Indoor License (Type 1A, 1C, 2A, or 3A) for the one location identified in its original or amended BTRC and as demonstrated in previous Commercial Cannabis Activity as of March 7, 2017.
The determination by the Los Angeles City Department of Cannabis Regulation of whether an EMMD is eligible for Proposition M Priority Processing will be made with no hearing and will be final and effective if not timely appealed.
To read more about the City of Los Angeles Marijuana Regulations go to – Los Angeles City Cannabis Ordinances. Read more about state cannabis law at California Cannabis Law.
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