Bureau of Cannabis Control Emergency Regulations CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 16 DIVISION
§ 5026. Premises Location
(a) A premises licensed under this division shall not be located within a 600-foot radius of a
school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grades 1 through 12, day care center, or
youth center that is in existence at the time the license is issued.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if a local jurisdiction has issued a license or permit to
conduct commercial cannabis activity at a premises that is located within a 600-foot radius of a
school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grades 1 through 12, day care center, or
youth center, the Bureau may approve the premises for licensure if the following conditions are
met:
(1) The applicant submits a copy of a valid license or permit from the local jurisdiction with the
application for licensure; and
(2) The local jurisdiction notifies the Bureau that the applicant is in compliance with all
applicable local ordinances and regulations pursuant to Business and Professions Code section
26055(g)(2)(C).
(c) A premises shall not be in a location that requires persons to pass through a business that sells
alcohol or tobacco or a private residence to access the licensed premises, or that requires persons
to pass through the licensed premises to access a business that sells alcohol or tobacco or a
private residence.
(d) A premises shall not be located within a private residence.
(e) Licensees shall ensure that the Bureau has immediate access to their licensed premises. If the
Bureau is denied access to a licensee’s premises for any reason, the licensee shall be held
responsible and subject to discipline. If the Bureau is denied access to one licensee’s premises
because of another licensee’s refusal to grant access when the only access to the first premises is
through the second premises, both licensees shall be held responsible and subject to discipline.
Authority: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26051.5, 26054
and 26055, Business and Professions Code.