A California cannabis lawyer breaks down DCC emergency suspensions (Emergency Decision and Orders) under 4 CCR 17815: the immediate-danger standard, the 48-hour deadlines, the informal hearing, and the accusation process that follows.
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Unpaid for delivered cannabis product? California law is on your side: Civ. Code 1550.5(b) makes cannabis contracts enforceable, Metrc manifests prove delivery, and a prejudgment writ of attachment can freeze the debtor’s accounts before judgment. The full collections playbook. Baghoomian Law: (818) 514-9272.
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One application error sends your cannabis license to the back of the queue — a 3-6 month delay that can cost $180,000 in burn. Where DCC and LA DCR applications actually die, and how experienced counsel prevents it. Flat-fee application prep. Baghoomian Law: (818) 514-9272.
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LA DCR enforcement moves fast: 5 days to appeal a suspension or revocation, a hearing within 10 days, and a decision final the day it is mailed. The complete guide to LAMC 104.13/104.14 procedures, the five revocation factors, and writ review. Baghoomian Law: (818) 514-9272.
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DCC accusations are litigated under the California APA — and the 15-day Notice of Defense deadline can end the case before it begins. A complete procedural map: citations, informal conferences, OAH hearings, burden of proof, the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel, and writ review. Baghoomian Law: (818) 514-9272.
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Received a DCC Notice to Comply? It is not a fine — but it is the first page of an enforcement file. Step-by-step response guide from a California cannabis attorney: deadlines, evidence packets, preserving disputes, and avoiding escalation. Baghoomian Law: (818) 514-9272.
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Law enforcement seized your licensed cannabis in California? Under B&P Code section 26037, licensed product is not contraband — but six deadlines start running immediately. The full recovery playbook: preservation demand, ex parte TRO, and the motion for return of seized property. Baghoomian Law: (818) 514-9272.
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Few documents land harder on a California cannabis operator than a Notice of Emergency Decision and Order from the Department of Cannabis Control. It can suspend a license and order a business to cease all commercial cannabis activity within hours, often before any accusation is even filed. Buried in that notice, however, is a short,…
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A California cannabis license can be revoked over something that looks minor on paper — a few grams that never made it into the track-and-trace system, a security camera down for a weekend, a delivery driver working a shift before their badge cleared. Under the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) Disciplinary Guidelines, these are not…
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Every plant and product in California’s legal market is supposed to be traceable from seed to sale, and the system that does it is METRC. Your discipline with it is one of the clearest signals to the DCC of whether you run a tight operation or a problem waiting to surface. Track-and-trace discrepancies are a…
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