Bureau of Cannabis Control Emergency Regulations CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 16 DIVISION

§ 5016. Priority Licensing
(a) Priority licensing is available for annual licenses only, and is not applicable to any temporary
or cannabis event organizer license.
(b) To be eligible for priority licensing, an applicant must be able to demonstrate that the
applicant operated in compliance with the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 and its implementing
laws before September 1, 2016. Eligibility for priority licensing shall be established by one of
the following methods:
(1) The applicant is included on the list provided to the Bureau by the local jurisdiction in
response to the Bureau’s request required by Business and Professions Code section 26054.2.
(2) If the local jurisdiction does not provide a list to the Bureau or the applicant’s name does not
appear on the list provided to the Bureau, the applicant shall provide to the Bureau evidence of
operation in compliance with the Compassionate Use Act of 1996. Such evidence shall be in the
form of a document issued or signed by the applicant’s local jurisdiction that contains the
following:
(A) Name of the applicant;
(B) Address of the premises to be licensed;
(C) License type(s) that the applicant is applying to the Bureau for;
(D) Name of the local jurisdiction;
(E) Name of the local jurisdiction office that is responsible for enforcing compliance with the
Compassionate Use Act of 1996;
(F) Name and contact information for the person authorized by the local jurisdiction to sign on
its behalf;
(G) Signature of the person authorized to sign on behalf of the local jurisdiction; and