2026 Retail Lottery
Phase 3 Retail Round 3 Type 10 Application Lottery
Type 10 application processing for Cannabis Retail Storefront Licences pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 104.06.1(d) is commonly referred to as Phase 3 Retail Round 3 (P3RR3). Applicants in P3RR3 will be selected by a randomized lottery process.
To participate in the P3RR3 Lottery for retail storefront (Type 10) applications, an individual must be verified as a Social Equity Individual Applicant (SEIA) and also submit their intent to participate by registering for the P3RR3 Lottery. DCR conducted Social Equity Individual Applicant verification periods in 2019, 2022, and 2025. Over 2,000 individuals have been designated as SEIAs and may be eligible to register for the P3RR3 Lottery. An SEIA shall be disqualified from participating in the P3RR3 Lottery for any of the offenses specified in LAMC Section 104.04(c) or (d).
Guidance for P3RR3 Lottery Participation
Registering for the P3RR3 Lottery
SEIAs will be able to register for the P3RR3 Lottery beginning Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at noon Pacific Standard Time (PST) until Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at noon Pacific Standard Time (PST). Registration is required to participate in the P3RR3 lottery and is not automatic. Interested parties must register on DCR’s licensing portal.
DCR will host a webinar at noon, Tuesday, November 4, 2026, to review how to register for the lottery and briefly go over the timeline for the P3RR3 Lottery.
If you intend on submitting a P3RR3 Lottery registration record, DCR recommends taking some time in advance of the registration period to ensure you know your username and password for logging into the DCR Licensing Portal. If you have any issues logging in, please email DCRLicensing@lacity.org as soon as possible. DCR will dedicate staff to assist with login issues during the Lottery registration period, but depending on the number of inquiries received, DCR cannot guarantee it will be able to accommodate all requests within the registration window.
Detailed lottery registration procedures will be posted after the November 4th webinar.
DCR Review of Registration Requests
From November 17, 2026, to November 25, 2026, DCR will review the received registrations and verify eligibility. SEIAs shall be disqualified from participating in the P3RR3 Lottery for any of the offenses specified in LAMC Section 104.04(c) or (d).
List of Registrants for the 2026 Retail Storefront Application
The list of SEIAs that successfully registered to participate in the P3RR3 Lottery will be published here. Check back in late November.
Lottery Technical Assistance
DCR will host an overview of the P3RR3 Lottery Procedures during a webinar at noon on Thursday, November 19, 2026. Individuals can RSVP to attend the Lottery Procedures webinar.
P3RR3 Lottery Process Overview
Brief Overview
In preparation for the P3RR3 Lottery, the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) contracted with FTI Consulting, Inc. (FTI) to administer the lottery selection process.
SEIAs will be randomly selected during the P3RR3 Lottery. FTI will ensure a fair, unbiased, and blind selection process using professionals removed from any matters involving cannabis or involving cannabis entities during the duration of the P3RR3 Lottery. Lottery selections will be done by FTI, not DCR. DCR will make a predetermined number of retail storefront Pre-Application Review record slots available in the December 4, 2026, P3RR3 Lottery, based on the available license capacity citywide.
A “blind” selection process means that the entity which selects the SEIAs does not know their identity. The ”blind” selection process means that no one involved in the process, including FTI, DCR, and other City departments, will know the identity of who is being selected until after the selection process has been completed and the data from each party is reconciled.
Specific lottery procedures will be posted on November 19, 2026.
The Lottery will be conducted on December 4, 2026. The event will be livestreamed and recorded. Interested individuals can view the livestream of the Lottery process on DCR’s website. Those SEIAs selected during the P3RR3 Lottery will be afforded a maximum of two years from the date of the P3RR3 Lottery to submit their Pre-Application Record using a compliant property in any Community Plan Area that has not reached Undue Concentration on a first-come, first-served basis until each Community Plan Area has reached Undue Concentration.