This rulemaking package updates the action levels for testing of pesticide residues in cannabis products.
Type: Regular Rulemaking
Status: Approved and filed with Secretary of State on July 27, 2026. Effective October 1, 2026.
View the rulemaking documents
Final rulemaking
Effective October 1, 2026
Third modification
May 28, 2026
- Notice of Modifications to Proposed Regulation Text
- Proposed Modified Regulation Text (HTML, PDF)
Second modification
April 13, 2026
- Notice of Modifications to Proposed Regulation Text
- Proposed Modified Regulation Text
- Notice of Extension of Written Comment Period (April 20, 2026)
First modification
February 11, 2026
- Notice of Modifications to Proposed Regulation Text
- Proposed Modified Regulation Text
- Department of Pesticide Regulation Memo (August 2025)
Initial rulemaking
May 23, 2025
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
- Proposed Text of Regulations
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Department of Pesticide Regulation Memo (December 2024)
If you require an ADA compliant version of any of the above proposed regulatory documents, please send a request to info@cannabis.ca.gov.
Public comments process
If you wish to comment on the proposed regulations, submit your comment in writing to DCC during the public comment period. Verbal comments cannot be accepted.
DCC Legal Affairs Division
2920 Kilgore Road
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
publiccomment@cannabis.ca.gov