On August 18, 2026, the Los Angeles City Council's Government Operations Committee approved a draft ordinance that would change how the City issues cultivation licenses. It now goes to the full Council for first consideration, and then to the Mayor. If you are sitting on a Los Angeles cultivation record - active, dormant, lapsed, or one you were told was dead - this is the most consequential thing to happen to its value in years. What the ordinance actually says The measure i

By Alan Fakheri | KW Commercial | DRE #02182069 If your cannabis business in Los Angeles is struggling — falling behind on rent, City taxes, DCR fees, or utility payments — you have more options than it might feel like right now. The instinct for a lot of operators in this position is to wait, hope the next month is better, an d avoid the conversation about selling. That instinct is usually the most expensive decision an operator makes. The earlier a distressed cannabis busin

By Alan Fakheri | KW Commercial | DRE #02182069 If you are looking to buy a cannabis dispensary license in Los Angeles, you are not simply buying a piece of paper. You are acquiring a position in one of the most regulated, most competitive, and most opportunity-rich commercial real estate markets in the country. Los Angeles has issued a finite number of retail cannabis licenses under a social equity-weighted program administered by the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR)