I get asked a lot of questions about what California cannabis licensees can and cannot do under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”). California is actually business friendly once operations get going with a license– despite its many issues with the cannabis industry. For example, vertical integration is allowed. There’s no license cap, and you can apply for a license year-round. We allow for cannabis delivery apps. And California permits consumption lounges in line with local law.
So what’s next? Well, at this point California is also going to try to allow for interstate cannabis agreements, similar to what Oregon did back in 2019 under its Senate Bill 582. In California, the proposal up for discussion is SB 1326.
Interstate cannabis agreements
According to AB 1326:
MAUCRSA specifies that its provisions shall not be construed to authorize or permit a licensee to transport or distribute, or cause to be transported or distributed, cannabis or cannabis products outside the state, unless authorized by federal law. This bill would make an exception to the above-described prohibition and would authorize the Governor to enter into an agreement with another state or states authorizing medicinal or adult-use commercial cannabis
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