Accordion side navigation Cannabis Program Permitting Environment Restoration Grant Program Growers' Corner Enforcement Laws and Regulations (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) EPIMS - Online Permitting Portal Cannabis Program California is unique and diverse with the highest level of biodiversity in the entire nation. CDFW has a public trust responsibility to protect and conserve California’s fish and wildlife resources. Cannabis cultivators, like other project proponents, must comply with Fish and Game Code and other regulations. Working together, we can ensure environmentally-friendly cannabis cultivation. Report Illegal Cannabis Grows on Public Lands Call 888-334-2258 or Text to 847411 (TIP411) (opens in new tab) On this page Watch It Now About the Program Reports and Publications Best Management Practices Partner Agencies Contact Related Agencies, Laws, Regulations Watch It Now CDFW hosted two online workshops to review how licensed cultivators can stay up to date with their Lake or Streambed Alteration (LSA) agreement and what to do when it is expired or when the project authorized by the agreement is complete. Cannabis LSA Workshops, September 2023 (Video)(opens in new tab) Presentation Slides (PDF)(opens in new tab) Resource Hyperlinks (PDF)(opens in new tab) July 22, 2020 Presented by CDFW, Department of Cannabis Control (formerly CalCannabis) and State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board). 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Cannabis LSA Documentation Identification Tool General Agreement for cannabis cultivation projects Begin an Online Notification(opens in new tab) Lake and Streambed Alteration Program Ask about the Environmental Permit Information Management System (EPIMS) Environment How cannabis cultivation can impact the environment Rodenticide impact on wildlife and the environment Pesticides legal to use in cannabis cultivation(opens in new tab) Study Plan (PDF)(opens in new tab) and Fact Sheet (PDF)(opens in new tab) about a CDFW pilot study investigating the relationship between aquatic habitat quality parameters and stream flow in watersheds with and without current cannabis cultivation Review of Potential Impacts of Cannabis Cultivation on Fish and Wildlife Resources (PDF)(opens in new tab) Restoration Cannabis Cultivation Site Restoration Cannabis Restoration Grant Program Enforcement Cannabis Cultivation and Law Enforcement Report a polluting or poaching incident or a fish and game code violation Reports and Publications General Information National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC). 2009. 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Best Management Practices Cannabis Farmer's Series 2016 Compliance Handbook North Coast (PDF)(opens in new tab) Watershed Best Management Practices for Cannabis Growers and other Rural Gardeners (PDF)(opens in new tab) Legal Pest Management Practices for Cannabis Growers in California (PDF)(opens in new tab) Pesticide Use on Cannabis (PDF)(opens in new tab) Pesticides That Can Be Used on Cannabis (PDF)(opens in new tab) Pesticides That CANNOT Be Used on Cannabis (PDF)(opens in new tab) Partner Agencies Department of Cannabis Control(opens in new tab) State Water Resource Control Board Cannabis(opens in new tab) California Department of Pesticide Regulation Cannabis(opens in new tab) Contact Email the Cannabis Program at AskCannabis@wildlife.ca.gov CalTip Related Agencies, Laws, Regulations Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (SB 94)(opens in new tab) Comprehensive Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Prop 64) (PDF)(opens in new tab) Comprehensive Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (SB 837) (PDF)(opens in new tab) Department of Cannabis Control(opens in new tab) State Water Board Cannabis Cultivation Program(opens in new tab) Region 1 (North Coast Regional Water Board) Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements(opens in new tab) Region 5 (Central Valley Regional Water Board) Waste Discharge Requirements(opens in new tab) Bureau Of Medical Cannabis Regulation California Department of Pesticide Regulation(opens in new tab) California State Association of Counties(opens in new tab)