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<p>If you cannot meet a regulatory requirement due to a declared disaster, you can request disaster relief. Disaster relief is a temporary waiver of a specific DCC regulatory requirement. </p>
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<p>If you cannot meet a regulatory requirement due to a declared disaster, you can request disaster relief.</p>
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<p>Disaster relief is temporary and subject to DCC’s discretion. DCC may require you to obey certain conditions in order to receive temporary disaster relief. Please note that DCC has no authority to offer relief from requirements that are administered by other agencies or imposed by statute.</p>
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<p>Disaster relief is temporary and subject to DCC’s discretion. DCC may require certain conditions be met in order to receive temporary disaster relief.</p>
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<p>You can read the full requirements for disaster relief in the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) regulations sections 15038.</p>
<p>Only certain events qualify as “disasters” for which DCC may offer regulatory relief:</p>
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<p>California experiences a variety of events that may be considered disasters including wildfires, floods, earthquakes, and winter storms. DCC may offer regulatory relief if these events are:</p>
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<li>State of emergency proclaimed by the Governor</li>
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<li>Local emergency proclaimed by the city or county</li>
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<h2class="wp-block-heading">How to request disaster relief</h2>
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<li><strong>Gather your information</strong><br><spanstyle="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-black-color"><strong>Use the optional </strong><ahref="/2023/10/request-for-disaster-relief/">Request for Regulatory Relief form</a> to describe your situation and request. Alternatively, you can submit a detailed e-mail describing your request. Make sure to include the information requested by the form.</span></li>
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<li><strong>Submit your request</strong><br><spanclass="has-inline-color has-black-color"><strong>Email your request to </strong><ahref="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. An owner of the business must send the request.</span></li>
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<li><strong>Wait for a determination</strong><br><spanclass="has-inline-color has-black-color"><strong>The Department of Cannabis Control reviews and responds to each request received. If we approve your request, there may be conditions, such as a specific timeframe for the relief.</strong></span></li>
<p>Licensees seeking disaster relief are encouraged to submit a Request for Disaster Relief <ahref="/2023/10/request-for-disaster-relief/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(Form DCC-8101)</a> to <ahref="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[email protected]</a>. </p>
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<p>Licensees should be prepared to identify the specific <arel="noreferrer noopener" href="/cannabis-laws/dcc-regulations/" target="_blank">DCC regulations</a> from which they are requesting relief and to explain what relief is needed.</p>
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<h2class="wp-block-heading">Drought</h2>
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<p>DCC supports cannabis businesses’ efforts to respond to this historic, statewide drought—including their efforts to answer state and local calls to conserve water. If you believe relief from specific DCC licensing requirements would support your water-conservation efforts, please reach out to us. In particular, DCC intends to work with licensees to explore ways that disaster relief may help make it economically feasible to participate in local fallowing programs.</p>
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<p>For additional drought-related resources, please see <ahref="https://drought.ca.gov/drought-assistance/">California Water Watch</a>. </p>
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<h2class="wp-block-heading">Wildfires</h2>
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<p>DCC is here to help cannabis businesses protect life and property from California’s wildfires. For example, DCC disaster relief has eased requirements around transporting and storing cannabis and cannabis products to facilitate the prompt evacuation of areas threatened by wildfires. DCC stands ready to process future requests for wildfire-related disaster relief.</p>
<p>You don’t need to contact DCC before moving cannabis or cannabis products if you are facing an immediate threat: a licensee may move cannabis or cannabis products <strong>immediately </strong>if threatened by a wildfire or other disaster. After moving the cannabis or cannabis products, licensees must meet the following requirements:</p>
<li><strong>Within 14 days </strong>of moving the cannabis, notify DCC describing your request for regulatory relief using form <ahref="/2023/10/request-for-disaster-relief/">DCC-8101</a> or providing the same information in writing. Email the request to <ahref="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</li>
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<p>For additional wildfire-related resources, please see <ahref="http://www.readyforwildfire.org/">www.readyforwildfire.org/</a>.</p>
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<h2class="wp-block-heading">How to request disaster relief</h2>
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<li><strong>Gather your information</strong><br><spanstyle="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-black-color"><strong>Use the optional </strong><ahref="/2023/10/request-for-disaster-relief/">Request for Regulatory Relief form</a> to describe your situation and request. Alternatively, you can submit a detailed e-mail describing your request. Make sure to include the information requested by the form.</span></li>
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<li><strong>Submit your request</strong><br><spanclass="has-inline-color has-black-color"><strong>Email your request to </strong><ahref="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. An owner of the business must send the request.</span></li>
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<li><strong>Wait for a determination</strong><br><spanclass="has-inline-color has-black-color"><strong>The Department of Cannabis Control reviews and responds to each request received. If we approve your request, there may be conditions, such as a specific timeframe for the relief.</strong></span></li>
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