Cannabis sellers must register

The state is reminding people who plan to legally sell cannabis or marijuana products that they must register with several state agencies before the beginning of the year.
The Department of Tax and Fee Administration issued a news release saying that people who want to grow, process, manufacture, sell or distribute marijuana must first get a seller’s permit from them before they can apply to the Bureau of Cannabis Control, Department of Food and Agriculture or the Department of Public Health for a license.
Get more information about the Department of Tax and Fee Administration permit at www.cdtfa.ca.gov.
If someone already has a seller’s permit — including a permit previously issued by the Board of Equalization — they do not need to register for a new one.
Distributors of cannabis and cannabis products must also register with the CDTFA for a cannabis tax permit – which is separate from a seller’s permit – in order to report and pay the two new cannabis taxes to the CDTFA starting in January 2018.
Registration for the cannabis tax permit will be available on November 20, 2017.