2018 California Code
Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 10 - Cannabis
CHAPTER 5 - Licensing
Section 26050.2.

(a) A licensing authority may, in its sole discretion, issue a provisional license to an applicant if the following conditions are met:

(1) The applicant holds or held a temporary license for the same premises and the same commercial cannabis activity for which the license may be issued pursuant to this section.

(2) The applicant has submitted a completed license application to the licensing authority, including evidence that compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) is underway.

(b) A provisional license issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for 12 months from the date issued and shall not be renewed. Except as specified in this section, the provisions of this division shall apply to a provisional license in the same manner as to an annual license.

(c) Without limiting any other statutory exemption or categorical exemption, Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code does not apply to the issuance of a license pursuant to this section by the licensing authority.

(d) Refusal by the licensing authority to issue a license pursuant to this section or revocation or suspension by the licensing authority of a license issued pursuant to this section shall not entitle the applicant or licensee to a hearing or an appeal of the decision. Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 480) of Division 1.5 and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 26040) of this division shall not apply to licenses issued pursuant to this section.

(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed.

(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 857, Sec. 1. (SB 1459) Effective September 27, 2018. Repealed as of January 1, 2020, by its own provisions.)