California regulators are expanding grant access and funding for cities and counties to establish adult-use retail cannabis programs.
The Department of Cannabis Control expanded eligibility for Phase II of its Local Jurisdiction Retail Access Grants to any jurisdiction without a retail program, including those that didn’t participate in Phase I.
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Phase II grant funding, which is contingent on the issuance of retail licenses, also has been doubled so jurisdictions may receive $150,000 per eligible retailer license and $300,000 per eligible social equity retailer license, according to a recent news release.
The qualifications for Phase II eligibility include:
The absence of a cannabis retail licensing program before July 1, 2022. A plan to develop and implement a cannabis retail licensing program. The issuance of one or more cannabis retail licenses in that jurisdiction.
In Phase II, the state will award $15 million in Local Jurisdiction
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