SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing Division is announcing a series of 10 workshops in late November and December for training on completing applications for state licensing.

CDFA anticipates issuing cannabis cultivation licenses on or about January 1, 2018. In addition to state licensure, applicants are required to comply with any local cannabis cultivation requirements. Applicants should check with their local jurisdiction regarding local ordinance requirements.

Space is limited to about 150 participants per workshop. Additionally, as of November 30, a recorded training session will be available on the CalCannabis website at calcannabis.cdfa.ca.gov.

All training sessions are from 12:30-5pm. The dates and locations are as follows:

• Tuesday, November 28 – Orange County
  Courtyard by Marriott
  8 MacArthur Pl., Santa Ana, CA 92707 – Register here
• Tuesday, November 28 – Yolo County
  Ziggurat Building
  707 3rd St., West Sacramento, CA 95605 – Register here
• Thursday, November 30 – San Bernardino County
  DoubleTree by Hilton
  285 E. Hospitality Ln., San Bernardino, CA 92408 – Register here
• Thursday, November 30 – Monterey County
  CSU Monterey Bay – National Steinbeck Center
  1 Main St., Salinas, CA 93901 – Register here
• Tuesday, December 5 – Fresno County
  Hugh M. Burns State Building
  2550 Mariposa Mall, Room 1036, Fresno, CA 93721 – Register here
• Tuesday, December 5 – Mendocino County
  Ukiah Valley Conference Center
  200 S. School St., Ukiah, CA 95482 – Register here
• Thursday, December 7 – Riverside County
  UC Riverside – Palm Desert Center
  75080 Frank Sinatra Dr., Bldg B114-B117, Palm Desert, CA 92211 – Register here
• Thursday, December 7 – Alameda County
  Elihu M. Harris State Office Building, Room One
  1515 Clay St., Oakland, CA 94612 – Register here
• Tuesday, December 12 – Butte County
  Butte College – Black Box Theater
  3636 Butte Campus Dr., Oroville, CA 95965 – Register here
• Thursday, December 14 – Humboldt County
  Sequoia Conference Center
  901 Myrtle Ave, Eureka, CA 95501 – Register here

—California Department of Food and Agriculture

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