Payment Options
General Information

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT DUPLICATE PAYMENTS!
If you have already submitted a payment, please contact us at
1-833-CALGROW (1-833-225-4769) prior to submitting another payment.
- License fees are due within 90 calendar days from the license fee invoice date. Application is disqualified if the payment is not received during that time.
- We do not accept payment plans; We do not accept split payments.
- We do not accept payments in person except for cash by appointment only.
- Please send any payment related questions CDFA.CalCannabis_Payments@cdfa.ca.gov
- Tutorial on how to pay your application or license fee in the CalCannabis Licensing System
- New Cannabis Cultivation Application, License, and Renewal Fees
Cash Payments
- Cash payments are not applied immediately and can cause a delay in processing.
- Appointments are based on current volume
How to make an appointment:
By phone:
- (833) 421-CASH (2274)
- Prompt 1 for Sacramento
- Prompt 2 for Eureka
By email:
- For Eureka Appointments: CannabisAppts-Eureka@cdfa.ca.gov
- For Sacramento Appointments: Cannabisfeeappt@dca.ca.gov
- Must attach invoice PDF copy to appt email
- An appointment is required to pay fees by cash.
- Applicant must have an Invoice to pay with cash.
- Payments will only be accepted for the exact amount listed on the invoice.
- Applicants are encouraged to have money in denomination order.
Where to Pay:
SACRAMENTO - Bureau of Cannabis Control
2920 Kilgore Road
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
2920 Kilgore Road
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
EUREKA - North Coast Regional
930 Sixth Street
Eureka, CA 95501
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
930 Sixth Street
Eureka, CA 95501
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Online Payments
- Online payments can be made through Accela.
- Credit card and Echeck options are available.
- Payments are applied immediately to the account.
- Payments show on applicants' statement as "Dept of Food and Agriculture".
Credit Cards:
Visa and Mastercard Only2.99% Convenience
ECheck:
Uses Bank Routing InformationNo Convenience fees
Checks, Money Orders, Cashier Checks

Before submitting a payment through the mail, please consider an alternative payment method.
Please keep in mind important deadlines when mailing payments.
Returned Checks are subject to a $25 Dishonored Check Fee issued to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Payments are mailed to:
CDFA — CalCannabis
Attn: Cashier
P.O. Box 942872
Sacramento, CA 94271-2872
* Payments must be submitted with a copy of the invoice.
If you choose to mail in your payment, please note:
- We do not accept cash payment through the mail.
- Payments will only be accepted for the exact amount listed on the invoice.
- Payments submitted by mail may take several weeks for the Department to receive, which could cause a delay processing.
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External Links
California Cannabis Portal
California Business Portal
CA Department of Consumer Affairs - Bureau of Cannabis Control
CA Department of Public Health - Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch
CA Department of Fish & Wildlife - Cannabis Program
State Water Resources Control Board – State Water Board Cannabis Cultivation Program
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
CDFA Weights & Measures