Licensing Phases

Phase 1

Application Period - CLOSED

Annual renewals - IN-PROGRESS:
Manual renewals only at this time;; please email DCRLicensing@lacity.org to set up an appointment.

Phase 2

Application Period - CLOSED

Annual renewals - IN-PROGRESS:
Manual renewals only at this time;; please email DCRLicensing@lacity.org to set up an appointment.

Phase 3

Retail Round 1 Application Period - CLOSED

The Phase 3 Retail Round 1 Application Window closed at 10 AM on Tuesday, September 17, 2019.

DCR continues to accept Public Convenience or Necessity (PCN) requests for areas that have reached Undue Concentration. For more details on the PCN process click here.

The application process is ONLY available online on the Accela Application Portal.

APPLY HERE

The PCN Process is currently ONLY available to verified Social Equity Program applicants.  

Get #Weedwise Campaign 

The State of California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control recently announced the launch of a statewide public information program encouraging consumers to only purchase cannabis from licensed businesses and warning unlicensed businesses to become licensed. Consumers can verify the legal status of a cannabis business by visiting the Bureau’s Online License Search at www.CApotcheck.com.

#Weedwise #Weedwise #Weedwise
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The Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation also maintains its own interactive map of authorized local retailers at https://cannabis.lacity.org/retail