News Index
Planning Agency Update July 30, 2020
Staff gave a presentation regarding the Cannabis Ordinance Update key items for consideration, process, and timeline.View the PowerPoint Presentation. Read full story
Cannabis Ordinance Update September 6, 2019
On August 29, 2019, Permit Sonoma staff provided an update to the Planning Agency about the upcoming Cannabis Ordinance Amendments. Please watch this video to see a recap of this agenda item. Read full story
County Supervisors Approveand Fund Cannabis Ordinance Update Part II
County Supervisors Approveand Fund Cannabis Ordinance Update Part II Read full story
Supervisors Approve and Fund Cannabis Ordinance Update Part II
Supervisors Approve and Fund Cannabis Ordinance Update Part II Read full story
Senate Bill 67 Proposes to Bridge State Licensing Gap
Senate Bill 67, introduced by Senator McGuire as an urgency statute, seeks to alleviate the immediate danger confronting the cannabis industry by authorizing the revalidation of an expired temporary license if the licensee submitted an application for an annual or provisional state license before the licensee’s temporary license expiration date. Read full story
Cannabis State Licensing Update
Effective January 1, 2019, the State's statutory authority to issue temporary cannabis licenses expired. The newer provisional cannabis license is intended to bridge the gap between temporary and annual licenses. Read full story
DispensaryWaitlist Update
TheCounty has launched a new cannabis dispensary waitlist available to applicantswith permit eligible properties. Read full story
Cannabis Ordinance Amendments Part 1
On the Tuesday, August 7, 2018 Board of Supervisors Meeting, the County of Sonoma Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Cannabis Ordinance Amendments. Read full story
Dispensary Update
The County has been issuing land use permits for dispensaries since 2007. No more than 9 medical cannabis dispensaries can be permitted within the unincorporated county at any one time. There arecurrently 5 permitted dispensaries and 4 applications that have been deemed complete. At this time, the county is not accepting any new dispensary applications. Read full story
Cannabis Tax Deadline Extension
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved the waiving of delinquency penalties for all commercial cannabis cultivation until November 17, 2017, or November 30, 2017 for commercial cannabis cultivation located within a mandatory evacuation zone. Read full story