PUBLIC HEARING WILL REVIEW REGULATION AMENDMENTS FOR CDFA’S CANNABIS APPELLATIONS PROGRAM

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SACRAMENTO, February 2, 2024 – CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI) submitted today proposed regulations to amend the Cannabis Appellations Program to the Office of Administrative Law.  

Legislation directed CDFA to establish the program due to producer and consumer interest. 

The proposed regulations would effectively require all cultivation activities (i.e., planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, and trimming) to occur within the area represented by the appellation of origin, and require cultivators to notify CDFA of the use of an appellation of origin. 

Regulatory documents related to the proposed regulations are available for public review on the program's webpage at www.cdfa.ca.gov/oefi/cap.. 

Any interested person may submit written comments relevant to the proposed regulatory action. A 45-day written comment period closes at midnight on March 19, 2024. Written comments may be submitted to the Department by mailing: 

•    Cannabis Appellations Program
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation
1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
or emailing: CannabisAg@cdfa.ca.gov

In addition to the comment period, CDFA will host a virtual public hearing on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to allow for oral comment on the proposed amendments. Attendees may participate via Zoom online meeting platform or telephone conferencing. 

To participate via Zoom, register for the meeting online at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oSB4B7KRQ2uP4sai1M0TBg.

The link to the meeting will also be posted on the CAP website at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/oefi/cap.

As a reasonable accommodation, limited in-person seating may be available at the hearing in Room 133 at the CDFA Headquarters, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Please contact Eric Duran at Eric.Duran@cdfa.ca.gov or (916) 387-5887 by March 11, 2024, if an accommodation is necessary.

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