City of Los Angeles, CA Real Estate & Cannabis Regulations

Cannabis Status: Open

Los Angeles is one of the most populous cities in the entirety of the country, home to famous beaches, and the historic Hollywood film industry and a massive hub of tourism. While the city is mostly capped out for retail and cultivation, it recently reopened for non-volatile manufacturing, distribution, testing, and delivery making this a perfect time to jump into this sought after market.

Name: Los Angeles, California
Population: 3.967 million
Median Income: $62,142
Uses: Retail, Delivery, Non-Volatile and Volatile Manufacturing, Indoor Cultivation, microbusiness, and Testing

City Cannabis Overview: The City of Los Angeles is currently accepting applications for testing, distribution, non-volatile manufacturing, and delivery.  Delivery and retail licenses are reserved for Social Equity applicants exclusively until January, 1st 2025.

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Uses:

Retail, Delivery, Non-Volatile and Volatile Manufacturing, Indoor Cultivation, Microbusiness, and Testing

Distance Requirements: 

Storefront Retail and Microbusiness with a Storefront Retail Component: Outside of a 700-foot radius of a School, Public Park, Public Library, Alcoholism or Drug Abuse Recovery or Treatment Facility, Day Care Center, and Permanent Supportive Housing; and outside of a 700-foot radius of any other Retailer or Microbusiness Commercial Cannabis Activity having on-site retail sales, which is licensed by the state of California and licensed by the City to engage in the Commercial Cannabis Activity defined in this section.
Delivery and non-storefront microbusiness: Shall be required to locate outside of a 600-foot radius of a School.
Indoor Cultivation, Testing, Distribution and Non-Volatile Manufacturing: Outside of a 600-foot radius of a School.
Volatile Manufacturing: Outside of a 600-foot radius of a School; and outside of a 200-foot radius of any Residentially Zoned Property.

Cap of Business:

Los Angeles limits the number of cultivation, retail, and volatile manufacturing in each Community Plan Area. The city has no limit on the number of non-volatile manufacturing, distribution, testing, and delivery licenses.

Tax Rate: 

Every person with a license that is engaged in business of conducting the sale of cannabis and/or cannabis products shall pay a business tax of $100.00 for each $1,000.00 of gross receipts or fractional part thereof.

Every person with a license that is engaged in business of transporting cannabis and/or cannabis products shall pay a business tax of $10.00 for each $1,000.00 of gross receipts or fractional part thereof.

Every person with a license that is engaged in business of testing cannabis and/or cannabis products shall pay a business tax of $10.00 for each $1,000.00 of gross receipts or fractional part thereof.

Every person with a license that is engaged in business of researching cannabis and/or cannabis products shall pay a business tax of $10.00 for each $1,000.00 of gross receipts or fractional part thereof.

Every person with a license that is engaged in business of manufacturing or cultivating cannabis and/or cannabis products shall pay a business tax of $20.00 for each $1,000.00 of gross receipts or fractional part thereof.

Every person with a license that is engaged in business relating to the commercialization of cannabis and/or cannabis products not specifically taxed under this Section shall pay a business tax of $20.00 for each $1,000.00 of gross receipts or fractional part thereof.

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Los Angeles Municipal Code Chapter 10 ARTICLE 4 CANNABIS PROCEDURES – https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-208318

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