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The state is accepting applications for temporary licenses to operate a cannabis business in California.

The first applications came into the California Secretary of State’s office on Friday and thousands more are expected to follow between now and the end of the year, as the state prepares to issue the licenses to legal cannabis enterprises on Jan. 1.

But for a business to be legal under state law, would-be operators need to take a number of steps to comply with rules for registration, taxation and more. These steps are required of every size and type of cannabis business, from cultivators to sellers. And they’re required for new businesses and for businesses emerging from the legal shadows of California’s massive gray market.

Related: Secretary of State launches online portal for entrepreneurs who want to launch marijuana businesses

The Secretary of State’s office wants business owners to take these 10 steps:

1) Choose a business type and name: Along with naming the business, owners will need to decide what type of entity it will be. Is it a sole proprietorship, owned by just one person? A general partnership? A corporation or limited liability company? Each designation comes with its own advantages and disadvantages, from how the business is taxed to who’s liable for debts. Learn more about each option here.

2) Register the business with the Secretary of State: Sole proprietorships don’t have to do this. General partnerships aren’t required to either, though they can. Every other business type must register with the Secretary of State, paying fees of up to $150 and providing basic information such as names and contact information. Cannabis businesses that have been operating as nonprofits also must register to become corporations, companies or cooperatives. Learn more and register here.

3) Register a fictitious business name if necessary: If a business wants or needs to operate under a different name than what’s registered with the state, owners need to file that fictitious business name. That process is handled by the county where the business is located, so check with the local county clerk/recorder for more information.

4) Get proof of local permission to operate: Before any cannabis business can get a license to operate from the state, they must first show that they have permission from their local government. If the business is in a city, owners will need a copy of a license, permit or other written authorization from city officials showing the business is legal under local law. If the business is outside of an incorporated city, that responsibility falls to the county.

5) Get a seller’s permit and, if necessary, a cannabis tax permit: Anyone who wants to sell cannabis products in California needs a seller’s permit from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. Learn more about those permits and apply for one here. Cannabis distributors need to also get cannabis tax permits. The link above walks distributors through that process.

6) Get a state license: As of Jan. 1, all cannabis businesses will need a license from the state to legally operate. Applications for temporary licenses, good for four months, are in the works while state agencies finalize complex annual license applications. Retailers, distributors, lab testers, microbusinesses and event organizers can apply now for licenses through the Department of Consumer Affair’s Bureau of Cannabis Control. Cultivators will soon be able to apply for licenses through the Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis division. And manufacturers, who use raw cannabis to make edibles and concentrates, can apply for licenses with the Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch. The agencies will begin issuing temporary licenses on Jan. 1 and full licenses sometime in early 2018.

7) Meet employer obligations: Any cannabis business that will have employees needs to register for a federal Employer Identification Number. They’ll need to cover payroll taxes. Most will also likely need to register with the Employment Development Department, which comes with requirements for paying unemployment insurance, reporting new workers and more.

8) Consider tax obligations: Businesses need to pay federal taxes, state income tax, state payroll taxes and property taxes, plus follow step five above to register for proper tax permits.

9) Maintain business registration: Businesses need to file Statements of Information with the Secretary of State within 90 days of registering, then update those statements annually or every two years, depending on the business type. Get more information and file paperwork here.

10) Register trademarks and service marks if desired: Cannabis businesses may want to register their trademarks and/or service marks — such as logos and slogans — with the state to distinguish them from other companies and products. The Secretary of State will let businesses register for trademarks or service marks on a first-come basis starting Jan. 1. Learn more and apply here.

For more information on the process, visit the Secretary of State’s new cannabis portal cannabizfile.sos.ca.gov. Or check out the California Cannabis Portal at cannabis.ca.gov.

Three weeks from today, on Jan. 1, the state will begin issuing licenses for cannabis businesses and shops will get to start selling recreational marijuana legally for the first time in California.

In anticipation of interest from thousands — or even tens of thousands — of would-be professional cannabis growers, manufacturers and retailers, Secretary of State Alex Padilla has launched an online portal aimed at helping entrepreneurs join California’s emerging $7 billion legal cannabis industry.

“The first stop for any business hoping to start up in California is the Secretary of State’s office,” Padilla said. “With the commercial cannabis businesses, that’s certainly no exception.”

Related: 10 steps to starting a marijuana business in California

The new website, which is called Cannabizfile, walks business owners through the steps they’ll need to take to register their business names and open a cannabis enterprise in California. And — much like the agency’s recently launched Bizfile portal for traditional businesses — it allows entrepreneurs to complete the necessary paperwork entirely online.

“We decided, we can either have them all line up in our office in Sacramento and do this on paper, or we can create a way for them to do it online,” Padilla said. “We’re trying to get ahead of the wave.”

Padilla said his office has been fielding calls for some time from entrepreneurs and their attorneys looking for information about registering business names, converting from nonprofits and filing for trademarks. Those calls, he said, helped inform what’s included in the new portal and how it’s presented.

Many of the steps are the same ones every new venture in California faces, Padilla said, from determining what type of business they want to be to registering their unique name. But they decided they needed a cannabis-specific portal because there are some particular considerations for cannabis businesses, he said, such as the ability to form cannabis cooperative associations. Also, Padilla said there was concern that aspiring cannabis entrepreneurs could bog down or crash the regular Secretary of State’s site come Jan. 1.

“I can’t recall – not only in recent memory, but in a recent decade — any industry of this magnitude that became legal from one day to the next and triggered the number of new businesses expected to start up in a very short time frame,” he said.

The portal is live now, though the Secretary of State won’t start accepting cannabis business registrations until Jan. 1. Padilla said they wanted to put the information out in advance so entrepreneurs can get prepared and understand the entire process.

“We’re the first step, but we’re not the only step,” he said.

The Bureau of Cannabis Control won’t verify business registration before it hands out temporary licenses, according to agency spokesman Alex Traverso. But before businesses can get full annual licenses, Traverso said his staff will check to be sure they’ve filed proper paperwork with the Secretary of State.

To help spread the word, Padilla’s office filmed a short PSA with a special guest: none other than cannabis industry icon, Cheech Marin.

In the video, a spectacled Marin is working a computer at the Secretary of State’s office when a citizen comes in to ask about starting a cannabis business in California. Marin — who Padilla said did the video “pro bono” as a service to the industry — directs her to the secretary’s new portal, cannabizfile.sos.ca.gov.

The Secretary of State will also let businesses register trademarks and service marks — such as logos, slogans and products — through its portal starting Jan. 1. But Padilla said there will be limits on what can be trademarked due to federal law.

“Because of the federal status of cannabis as category one drug, a lot of this stuff you can’t trademark,” he said.

Though he expects many would-be entrepreneurs to take advantage of the online portal, Padilla said his staff is gearing up to work New Year’s Day to process paperwork in person at their Sacramento office.

“We know that there’s a lot of interest and anticipation,” he said. “We’ll be ready.”

Isn’t that the way it always is with life’s most poignant lessons?

The ones that rip our hearts out and leave the most indelible impressions?

The timing is always impeccably bad. Like pushing off studying for the big test until the last minute, only to see the professor spring it two days early.

Oops.

Or not getting car the tuned up within the two-year warranty, only for it to break down on the way to Vegas and having to fork over a thousand large to get it fixed. It would have been taken care of — for free! —  had you just taken it into the shop a week before.

Yup.

Life lessons. They rear their ugly heads at the worst possible time.

And they hurt like hell.

Such is the Rams’ world right about now after taking a sucker punch the size and power of a Mike Tyson uppercut in the cold-blooded world of life’s harshest lessons on Sunday.

They had the Eagles on the ropes on multiple occasions in an epic brawl between two NFC powerhouses. Maybe not completely in control of things, but certainly within grasp. And with so many potential rewards awaiting them.

A 10-3 record and a two-game lead over the Seahawks in the NFC West. A three-way tie atop the NFC playoff picture with the Eagles and Vikings. A potential bye week in the first round of the postseason and at least one guaranteed home playoff game.

Not to mention a monumentally huge confidence booster that would have resulted from beating the high-flying Eagles, arguably the best team in the NFL, and whatever mental edge it would have created should the two teams meet again.

It was all right there for the taking.

The Rams just needed to study for the test. Take the car to the shop in time.

But nope. They got a little too sloppy, a tad bit careless.

And it cost them big time.

Trumaine Johnson gets called for a taunting penalty after the Rams had stopped the Eagles on third down with the Rams leading 28-24 in the third quarter. Rather than forcing a long field goal, Johnson’s lack of composure gave the Eagles a fresh set of downs and, eventually, the go-ahead touchdown to give Philly a 31-28 lead.

Yes, it’s an emotional game. Absolutely, the penalty appeared to be a case of a referee going overboard when he could have just let some harmless jawing slide. But in a chippy game in which officials had warned players from both teams multiple times to pipe down, Johnson has to be the bigger man and walk away after the fabulous play he made to break up a pass.

“You have to kind of put (emotions) on the back shelf,” said Rams guard Rodger Saffold, who was tested himself when his helmet was ripped from his head by an Eagles defensive lineman on a long run by Todd Gurley.

“Immediately, my emotion is, ‘Let me go attack this guy,’ ” he said. “But at the end of the day, we still get a good run, it’s positive, just go to the next play. Staying even-keeled is really important in this game. Sometimes when the emotions get too high, you put yourself in bad situations.”

Johnson did exactly that.

Later, with the Rams clinging to a 35-34 fourth-quarter lead, the Eagles were called for pass interference to set the Rams up with a first down at their own 35-yard-line. A little over eight minutes remained, and with at least three downs to work with and the lead in hand, it was the perfect time to start feeding Gurley the rock and burn some clock.

Gurley had been a beast all afternoon, and with right tackle Rob Havenstein going out with an ankle injury two plays before, it probably wasn’t the ideal time to throw the ball.

Never mind the Rams had knocked Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz out of the game to put whatever comeback Philadelphia might mount in the hands of backup Nick Foles.

All the more reason to get Gurley cooking.

Instead, Sean McVay dials up a pass play and, almost predictably, Chris Long overpowered Haventein’s replacement, Darrell Williams, and Jared Goff, holding the ball too low and far too long, gets stripped sacked by Long to hand possession to the Eagles.

“Not a great play selection by me,” McVay conceded. “I’ve got to do a better job putting our offense in better situations. Be smart. Have a little more situational awareness there, and that was a mistake on my part.”

Yup.

But Goff also has to be aware there’s a backup right tackle in the game and the need to get rid of the ball sooner.

“I probably just held onto it a little too long,” Goff said.

The Eagles eventually kicked a field goal to go up 37-35. It was a lead they’d never relinquish.

The Rams talked all week about the little things making the biggest difference in games like this, only to do a poor job managing the very dynamic they preached about.

“Against a great team like that, there’s things you just can’t do,” said McVay. “We cannot afford to beat ourselves.”

But that’s exactly what they did.

The Rams were penalized seven times for 107 yards. Two of them gave the Eagles a fresh set of downs after third-down stops, and one gave the Eagles another set of downs inside the Rams’ red zone after a made field goal.

Of the three back-breakers, the Eagles cashed in with 17 points and, nearly as importantly, kept the clock running and the ball away from Goff and the Rams’ offense.

Case in point: The leverage penalty on Aaron Donald on Jake Elliott’s 54-yard fourth quarter field goal. Without it, the Rams get the ball with more than six minutes remaining trailing 37-35. Because of it, the Eagles burn two minutes off the clock, still take the two-point lead, and the Rams get it back with 3:50 instead of six minutes.

“It wasn’t just the penalties that killed us, it was the amount of time (we lost),” Saffold said. “With the penalties, we didn’t have enough time to march down the field like we want to. Coach has to stick more to the passing game then he probably wants to because time is starting to wind down. Those types of things, we have to handle them the right way. We didn’t do that today.”

All the Rams’ goals remain in front of them. And thanks to the Jacksonville Jaguars beating Seattle on Sunday, they still hold a one-game lead over Seahawks, who they play on Sunday.

They were dealt a healthy dose of life lessons against the Eagles. It ruined a perfectly set up Sunday afternoon and makes their final three games a bit dicier than they hoped.

The key is to learn from them.

Otherwise, they’ll pay an even heftier price than they did on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES — Two plays, two ends of the field, two very different outcomes and emotions.

Rams cornerback Kayvon Webster recorded an interception on the third play of the game Sunday against Philadelphia, his first interception since 2013. It led to a Rams touchdown, but by the end of the quarter, Webster was in the locker room, his season finished.

Webster tore his Achilles tendon on a pass-defense, a non-contact play so dire that it made cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman kneel and Coach Sean McVay come onto the field to console Webster.

The question now for Webster, a starter who had played well, is not whether he can return this season but whether he will be ready for the start of training camp next year.

“Kayvon is my guy,” Robey-Coleman said. “Me and Kayvon go back all the way to high school. It means a lot to me that he’s hurt right now. I pray nothing but the best for him, his recovery and his family.”

Robey-Coleman is the last healthy Rams starting cornerback. The other starter, Trumaine Johnson, entered the NFL concussion protocol after he delivered a hit in the fourth quarter, and Johnson’s status for next week’s big game at Seattle wasn’t immediately known.

So the Rams could be in a bit of trouble against Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, who threw three interceptions Sunday against Jacksonville but also threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns.

Robey-Coleman typically is effective as the Rams’ nickel back, but now likely will play on the outside against Seattle’s Doug Baldwin or Tyler Lockett. Depending on Johnson’s health, the Rams could turn to Troy Hill, a part-time starter in 2016, or Blake Countess, who at one point was a part-time starter at safety.

It will be tough to match the consistency of Webster, who arguably has been the Rams’ top corner this year.

“He’s a great competitor,” McVay said. “We love Kayvon and what he has meant to this football team. Guys are going to need to step up in his absence.”

The Rams also have some concerns on the offensive line. Left tackle Andrew Whitworth hurt his ankle in the second quarter but returned at the start of the second half, but right tackle Rob Havenstein suffered an ankle injury in the middle of the fourth quarter and did not return.

Darrell Williams fared well during his brief stint in place of Whitworth, but on Williams’ second play at right tackle, Chris Long raced around the left side and forced a strip-sack fumble on quarterback Jared Goff.

The extent of Havenstein’s injury is not known, but the Rams aren’t exactly deep at tackle. Williams could fill in, or the Rams could look to move guard Rodger Saffold to tackle, where he has experience.

“It’s nothing new to me,” Saffold said. “I’ve been a part of it to where I’ve had to change multiple positions, guard and tackle, so it’s next man up. I have a lot of faith in him. I don’t blame Darrell one bit. He did a fantastic job, going to left tackle and then having to be brought in at right tackle.”

PLAYING HURT

Rams linebacker Alec Ogletree, whose availability was in doubt because of a hyperextended elbow, played most of the game and was second on the team with nine tackles against the Eagles.

Ogletree tested the elbow with a brief on-field workout 2 1/2 hours before the game, and played with a heavy brace on his left arm.

“I felt fine,” Ogletree said. “I came out well. It didn’t get any worse, so I’m definitely excited about that, and thanks to the training staff and everybody to help me get back.”

OVER A THOUSAND

Rams running back Todd Gurley gained 96 yards on 13 carries, and scored two touchdowns, and now is at 1,035 rushing yards for the season. Gurley also caught three passes for 39 yards and accounted for 135 of the Rams’ 308 yards.

The Rams are 7-0 when Gurley touches the ball at least 20 times, and 2-4 when he doesn’t, but the lack of his usage was explained, in part, by the fact that the Rams ran only 45 offensive plays. Gurley managed to find success against an Eagles defense that has been strong against the run this season.

“(Offensive line) coach (Aaron) Kromer, he does a great job every week of coming in there and putting in good schemes,” Gurley said. “He was able to do that. We know they like to rush the passer a lot, and we were able to use that as an advantage. The big boys up front, they did good. Everybody did good. We just have to finish a little more.”

ROOKIE RECORD

Cooper Kupp caught five passes for 118 yards and a touchdown, and set a new Rams rookie record for receptions in a season. Kupp now has 56 catches, two more than Eddie Kennison totaled in 1996.

LOS ANGELES — Here was a glimpse into the future. Two young quarterbacks, top draft picks, at the helm of the NFL’s top offenses, showcased on a stage bigger than any the league had seen all season.

Here was Jared Goff, the No. 1 pick, the resurgent face of a resurgent Rams franchise, lacing it across the field through a pocket under siege.

He started slow, unable to find his rhythm early. At the half, he was just 8 of 17. The opportunities were minimal; the Rams ran just 45 plays — 40 fewer than the Eagles — but by the third quarter, his ever-present cool had turned the Rams offense red hot, regardless. In 10 third-quarter plays, he’d hit 6-of-6 targets for 70 yards and a touchdown.

All afternoon, as they fell behind, he’d done just enough to keep the Rams clawing back. Until, that is, an Eagles defender came surging around the corner, sight and unseen, and Goff finally lost his grip.

Here, too, was Carson Wentz, the No. 2 pick, a magician in the pocket, dodging defensive linemen and conjuring spell-binding plays out of thin air. All season long, he’d been a master of third down. Sunday was no different. He spun out of sacks and threw on the run, dropping dimes down the field that few quarterbacks in history could be trusted to deliver. When plays fell apart, he made them, anyway. He threaded one score 20 yards through a pair of sprinting defenders and another low, through an impossibly thick herd of Rams, somehow finding Alshon Jeffery on the other side.

Wentz threw for four touchdowns in three quarters, looking every bit the league MVP he might’ve been, if only he hadn’t dove for the end zone, if only, at the end of that third-quarter scoring drive, his knee hadn’t buckled.

We were promised fireworks, and boy, did these two young quarterbacks deliver. For three-plus hours, electricity in the Coliseum was at a fever pitch, the tension thicker than it’d been in decades. But as bright as the lights were in a battle of the NFL’s future top quarterbacks, the darkness came fast and furious. In the first meeting of Goff and Wentz, Wentz emerged  victorious, 43-35, but he wouldn’t be on the field to see the final result.

Wentz left the field with a towel over his head. More than likely, his first game against Goff will also be his last of the season. Early reports prompted fears that his ACL was torn diving for a third-quarter touchdown that eventually was called back. He stayed on the field for four more plays after that, before exiting, giving way to Nick Foles, the former Ram, to finish of the Eagles’ league-leading 11th victory.

“It’s terrible,” Goff said of Wentz’s injury. “I hope that’s not the case. I’m praying for the best. But if there’s anyone that can bounce back, it’s him.”

For Goff, this entire season has been one extended bounce-back, one long exorcism from his disastrous seven-game start as a rookie, and through Sunday, those ghosts continued to follow him. While Wentz’s ascendance was widely accepted, Goff’s had been wrapped in caution tape.

Here was a chance for a statement, but that opportunity dissolved in the dry, Los Angeles night. Eight minutes remained in the fourth quarter, and Chris Long turned the corner past the Rams backup right tackle Darrell Williams. His eyes downfield, Goff couldn’t see his arm ripping downward.

Rams coach Sean McVay later blamed the play call, but Goff shook off that notion. He’d held on too long trying to push it downfield. “It’s my job to execute,” he said. Before he knew it, the ball tumbled to the turf.

As the Eagles rush consistently bludgeoned a hobbled Rams front, Goff never got comfortable. He was sacked just twice, but under constant pressure. For just the second time this season, he threw for fewer than 200 yards. The offense was just 2 of 7 on third down.

“When you play a good team like that, they’re going to make plays, and you try to respond,” Goff said. “It was a battle of a top offense and a top defense. Ultimately, they came out on top.”

The Eagles won, but without Wentz, their Super Bowl hopes are almost certainly lost. The Rams missed a crucial opportunity to prove they belong in that conversation, but having seen their quarterback hang against the NFL’s best — Philadelphia, Minnesota, Seatle and New Orleans — they still see someone capable of keeping their own hopes alive.

“The stage is not too big (for Goff),” said Rams center John Sullivan.

But on Sunday, as two young quarterbacks dueled, the stage — as grand and dramatic as ever — was the only true winner.

Following September’s impactful and emotional tribute to her brother Gianni Versace, Donatella Versace wanted to bring the spring show’s deep sense of belonging and intimacy into her Versace pre-fall collection.
With that in mind, this season she didn’t embark on any exotic trip and actually found inspiration within the walls of the stunning Versace Palazzo on Milan’s Via Gesù. Gianni Versace’s opulent apartment with its rich combination of Neoclassical and Baroque elements, as well as the various Versace Casa interior design ranges, deeply influenced the exuberant collection.
Archival patterns and new motifs were merged in the flamboyant prints matching graphic touches and sinuous lines. These were splashed on fitted jersey frocks and on an elegant silk shirtdress with delicate velvet devoré details.
Like a sumptuous, luxury bed cover, an oversize velvet puffer jacket wrapped the body with flamboyant flare. Frocks, plissé skirts and leggings came in a pattern inspired by the mix and match of pieces of broken Versace Casa plates.
Gianni Versace’s love for upscale materials, such as exotic skins, translated into more contemporary vinyl pieces, including a trench with deep side slits and a sculpted padded jacket, all embossed with a crocodile motif.
A softer approach resulted in the tailored printed velvet suits featuring

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A sea-life-inspired collection shown via mini runway show at Pier 40, overlooking the Hudson River — the references were impossible to miss in Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim’s pre-fall collection for Oscar de la Renta. Cute illustrated seagulls appeared as a print on a shirtdress and on an intarsia blond mink coat. Fishbone motifs included sequined embroidery on an ivory merino shirt with tied shoulder details over houndstooth tweed trousers, and giant ivory laser-cut leather applique on a black tulle evening dress.
“We designed for a summer delivery,” said Garcia. “When it gets to the stores, it’s going to be what you want to wear to your summer house.”
The lineup was extremely commercial, full of takes on white shirting and blouses, which Garcia noted is a best-selling category. The shirts were worn with things such as a navy and white window pane boucle skirt, a navy dip-dyed plaid pencil skirt, a pair of extralong pinstripe skinny trousers that zipped at the ankle, and a neatly tailored black crepe coat with pearl embroidery at the cuff and matching cropped trousers. The pieces were nice and cleanly cut to be filed under the polished modernist fashion category, but Garcia and Lim still need

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