On the state cannabis front, all three agencies licensing cannabis (Public Health, Consumer Affairs-Bureau of Cannabis Control, and Department of Food & Agriculture) have had their emergency regulations (first adopted in December 2017 and re-adopted in June 2018) finalized into Read more…
If you are interested in commercial cannabis operations in El Dorado County, put February 11th and 25th on your calendars. The El Dorado County Ad Hoc Cannabis Committee will hold two meetings to draft ordinances and discussion taxation. This follows Read more…
For holders of alcoholic beverage licenses who would like to change the conditions on their license, hope springs! Amendments to Sections 23800 and 23803 of the Business and Professions Code have now gone into effect to allow for changes to Read more…
BAR recently adopted their very first precedential decisions. While the decisions themselves are not particularly noteworthy, it shows that the BAR is finally taking advantage of authority granted to it back in 1997. The decisions (regarding the burden of proof Read more…
The Bureau of Cannabis Control has approved the first annual licenses for commercial cannabis activity in November. Twelve businesses were the first batch to cross the licensing finish line, from up and down California. That number represents one percent of Read more…
The California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel is finishing its own formal comment period for regulations on appeals procedures (see our August 2018 update for more details); written comments will be accepted until 5pm on October 15, 2018. They will also Read more…
If you are an employer, having a wage claim filed with California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) can be the start of a long and unpleasant process. The first notice an employer receives of a wage claim is often Read more…
For those of you who never “got used to” saying (or spelling) the “BUREAU” of Real Estate, good news! The Department of Real Estate is back! California Senate Bill 173, signed by Governor Brown on October 15, 2017, removes CalBRE Read more…
In the firm’s 16-year history, we have represented several hundred veterinarians. Most being the unfortunate recipients of a complaint which are all investigated and fully vetted by the Veterinary Medical Board (“Board”). Although we have a pretty stellar track record Read more…
Authored by Assembly Member Kansen Chu (AD25), Assembly Bill 3013 would have created a legal basis for licensed physical therapists to provide physical therapy services to animals without veterinary supervision. Today the Veterinary Practice Act only allows physical therapists to Read more…