On this episode, I discuss with Chelsea Haskins, the Director of State and Native Licensing at Good Union, and dive just a little deeper into the day-to-day of how a hashish enterprise works on the bottom within the state.
let's discuss
State Regulators
Coping with cities and cities
Hashish and first producers in California
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- Hashish and Environmental Rules in California
- CEQA prices
- Necessities
Unlicensed gross sales in California and the black market and the Actual California Hashish Marketing campaign
Shared information and data
Business organizations are bettering
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Chelsea Haskins
Chelsea Haskins is the Director of State and Native Licensing for Good Union
Chelsea Haskins earned her bachelor's diploma in Felony Justice from California State College of Chico. He has a various authorized background, with greater than 4 years of expertise in native authorities, working within the Shasta County District Lawyer's Workplace.
Earlier than coming into the hashish trade, Chelsea volunteered her time to offer authorized analysis help to inmates in California, considerably strengthening their protection methods.
In 2020, Chelsea joined Good Union as a paralegal, leveraging her background in authorities processes and the regulatory framework. His experience lies in writing detailed purposes for hashish companies, together with these associated to land use and aggressive licensing processes.
She navigates the advanced panorama of California laws, making certain that every license has a plan developed to beat the varied regulatory necessities of state and native jurisdictions. His information extends past California, as he has managed licenses for operators in New Mexico and Rhode Island.
She additionally oversaw compliance issues for a vertically built-in hashish enterprise in New Mexico. Chelsea's affect within the hashish trade is additional exemplified by her position as Vice Chair of the NCIA's Hashish Cultivation Committee.
CULTIVATE A MORE PERFECT UNION
CEQA: The California Environmental High quality Act
Key Assets for Understanding and Implementing the California Environmental High quality Act (CEQA)
New to CEQA?
CEQA requires public businesses to “look earlier than they leap” and take into account the environmental penalties of their discretionary actions. CEQA is meant to tell authorities resolution makers and the general public concerning the potential environmental results of proposed actions and to stop important and avoidable environmental harm.
If you’re simply beginning to find out about CEQA, go to our Getting Began web page.
Associated Assets
These Notices present normal recommendation and suggestions, which businesses, the general public and different entities might use at their discretion.
Data on the implementation of SB 743, which modified how transportation impacts are analyzed underneath CEQA.
Judicial Simplification for Environmental Management Growth Initiatives (SB 7 and AB 900)
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Shopper safety
Whether or not shoppers use hashish for medical causes or purely for leisure functions, it can be crucial that they buy their hashish merchandise from a licensed retailer. Buying hashish merchandise from licensed retailers provides shoppers peace of thoughts understanding that their merchandise have been examined.
People
- Californians who devour unlicensed hashish threat ingesting dangerous chemical substances together with pesticides, fertilizers and heavy metals just because they’re unable to differentiate between licensed and unlicensed sellers.
- Whereas state and federal truthful labor practices shield employees within the authorized market, employees at unlawful hashish operators may be topic to wage theft, violence, and harmful situations.
Neighborhood
- Communities with greater charges of unlawful consumption are inclined to see greater charges of violent crime, placing residents, households and companies in danger.
- Moreover, these communities lose important tax income to fund youth training prevention, early intervention and remedy, environmental packages and public security.
State
- For the reason that unlawful sale of hashish is just not taxed, communities lose hundreds of thousands in annual income that might be used to spice up the economic system and fund native packages.
- The unlicensed market has decrease enterprise prices, which makes it tough for reputable growers and sellers to thrive within the trade and encourages extra participation within the unlawful market.
Why actual California hashish?
Actual California Hashish will equip shoppers with the information and instruments to make knowledgeable buying choices that safeguard their well-being and assist our communities.
