Some Of The Early Patient, Provider Survey Feedback

“The taxes are just too, damn high,” is the sentiment from most Californians and it’s now true for medical cannabis patients, too.  

PAN recently asked patients and providers how the new rules are affecting them.  Many patients reported no longer using retail outlets due to the cost and now use some other source, the un-regulated market.  

Shop owners are feeling this, too.  They report lower numbers of visits since the new taxes and fees took effect.   Some are frustrated with what they call rogue shops in their area, and state they know some of their patients have found growers to help supply them.  

Cultivators appear to be the most disgruntled with the licensing process, on both the local and state level.  In February of this year it was reported that only 0.78% of the estimated growers in California had been approved for a temporary license.  

The California Growers Association has filed a lawsuit against California Department of Food and Agriculture, the state agency that issues cultivation licenses.  The suit calls out new provisions in the regulations that allow a medium license holder to apply for an unlimited number of small cultivation licenses.  

The suit goes on to argue that Prop. 64 allowed a 5-year window for small growers to get established before the state issues what many refer to as the mega-licenses. This new policy of  “stacking” as the lawyers call it violates the intent of the voter initiative by basically creating a loophole to allow large-scale cultivation operations now.

California is not seeing the revenue it projected from the cannabis industry due to all of these issues.  

PAN continues take feedback, monitor the cannabis industry, work with the California legislature and help patients with Compassionate access.  

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California's First Temporary Cannabis Business Licensees

Update: 12/20/17 - Several more businesses have been added to the State's website.  The State site has been adding several approved businesses daily.  We will update the list provided below when we learn if/when the State is done issuing the temporary licenses. In the meantime visit the Bureau's link provided below to see the most recent complete list .

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The Bureau of Cannabis Control has posted its list of the first cannabis businesses to receive temporary licenses.  This initial list of 51 businesses is below.  To access the complete list yourself visit the the following page; you will need to enter a Start Date of 12/15/15 and End Date of 01/02/18.

https://aca5.accela.com/bcc/Cap/CapHome.aspx?module=Licenses&ShowMyPermitList=N

A11-17-0000001-TEMP

Adult-Use - Distributor Temporary License

Pure CA, LLC

05/01/2018*

Active 

01/01/2018

           

M11-17-0000001-TEMP

Medicinal - Distributor Temporary License

Pure CA, LLC

05/01/2018

Active

01/01/2018

           

M12-17-0000001-TEMP

Medicinal - Microbusiness Temporary License

Buddy's Cannabis

05/01/2018

Active

01/01/2018

           

M11-17-0000002-TEMP

Medicinal - Distributor Temporary License

HERBL Distribution Solutions

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A12-17-0000001-TEMP

Adult-Use - Microbusiness Temporary License

Buddy's Cannabis

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M11-17-0000003-TEMP

Medicinal - Distributor Temporary License

Golden State Sciences

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

C8-17-0000001-TEMP

Cannabis - Laboratory Testing Temporary License

pH Solutions, LLC

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000001-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

Torrey Holistics

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M11-17-0000004-TEMP

Medicinal - Distributor Temporary License

KindPeoples (formerly KindPeoples Collective)

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A11-17-0000002-TEMP

Adult-Use - Distributor Temporary License

KindPeoples (formerly KindPeoples Collective)

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A10-17-0000001-TEMP

Adult-Use - Retailer Temporary License

Torrey Holistics

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000002-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

KindPeoples

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A10-17-0000002-TEMP

Adult-Use - Retailer Temporary License

KindPeoples

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M12-17-0000002-TEMP

Medicinal - Microbusiness Temporary License

KindPeoples (formerly KindPeoples Collective)

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A10-17-0000003-TEMP

Adult-Use - Retailer Temporary License

KindPeoples (formerly KindPeoples Collective)

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000004-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

Hueneme Patient Consumer Coop

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A10-17-0000004-TEMP

Adult-Use - Retailer Temporary License

530 CANNABIS

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000005-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

530 CANNABIS

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A12-17-0000002-TEMP

Adult-Use - Microbusiness Temporary License

KindPeoples (formerly KindPeoples Collective)

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000003-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

KindPeoples (formerly KindPeoples Collective)

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

A11-17-0000003-TEMP

Adult-Use - Distributor Temporary License

Golden State Sciences

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000006-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

Green Mammoth

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M11-17-0000005-TEMP

Medicinal - Distributor Temporary License

Gaiaca

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A9-17-0000001-TEMP

Adult-Use - Retailer Temporary Nonstorefront License

Big Moon Sky, Inc

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M11-17-0000006-TEMP

Medicinal - Distributor Temporary License

Berkeley Patients Group, Inc

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A10-17-0000005-TEMP

Adult-Use - Retailer Temporary License

Berkeley Patients Group, Inc

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000007-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

Berkeley Patients Group, Inc

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A12-17-0000003-TEMP

Adult-Use - Microbusiness Temporary License

Kure Wellness, Inc.

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A10-17-0000006-TEMP

Adult-Use - Retailer Temporary License

Ecological Cannabis Organization

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000008-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

Ecological Cannabis Organization

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000009-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

Green America Inc

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000010-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

IE Gardens, Inc.

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000011-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

Purple Lotus Patient Center

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A10-17-0000007-TEMP

Adult-Use - Retailer Temporary License

Purple Lotus Patient Center

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M12-17-0000003-TEMP

Medicinal - Microbusiness Temporary License

White Fire, Inc

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

C8-17-0000002-TEMP

Cannabis - Laboratory Testing Temporary License

Steep Hill Labs, Inc.

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A10-17-0000008-TEMP

Adult-Use - Retailer Temporary License

Urbn Leaf

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000012-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

Valley Health Options Collective, Inc.

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

C8-17-0000003-TEMP

Cannabis - Laboratory Testing Temporary License

Pure Analytics

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

C8-17-0000004-TEMP

Cannabis - Laboratory Testing Temporary License

ORCA Cannalytics

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

M10-17-0000013-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

ALL ABOUT WELLNESS

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000014-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

Pure 710SF

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000015-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

MISSION ORGANIC CENTER

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A12-17-0000004-TEMP

Adult-Use - Microbusiness Temporary License

White Fire, Inc.

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M11-17-0000007-TEMP

Medicinal - Distributor Temporary License

Kind House Distribution

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000016-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

Monterey Bay Alternative Medicine

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A10-17-0000009-TEMP

Adult-Use - Retailer Temporary License

Monterey Bay Alternative Medicine

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A12-17-0000005-TEMP

Adult-Use - Microbusiness Temporary License

The Cypress Group

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000018-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

SKUNKMASTERS

Expires 05/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

           

A10-17-0000010-TEMP

Adult-Use - Retailer Temporary License

Purple Heart

Expires             (blank)

Active 01/01/2018

           

M10-17-0000017-TEMP

Medicinal - Retailer Temporary License

Purple Heart

Expires 5/01/2018

Active 01/01/2018

* The date the temporary license expires.