California's New Equity Licensing Window — Live Q&A

California's Equity Licensing: What Operators Need to Know

California DCC has opened a new equity licensing window under the amended Cannabis Equity Act. This session breaks down eligibility criteria, application scoring, priority licensing timelines, and the local-equity-verification burden that most applicants underestimate.

**Topics:**

- Who qualifies as an equity applicant under the revised DCC rules

- Local equity verification: what cities are actually accepting

- Priority application processing windows and queue position strategy

- Social equity retail vs. cultivation vs. manufacturing — different pathways

- Interaction with existing license holders and conversion rights

- Live Q&A: bring your specific situation

**Format:** 45-minute presentation, 30-minute open Q&A. Questions submitted at registration are addressed first.