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recent california business licensing news and updates California Commercial Cannabis Licenses (Medicinal and Adult-use Recreational) include:

California Universal Symbol for Cannabis
California Universal Symbol for Cannabis


This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding licensing cannabis retailers Cannabis Manufacturing licensed cannabis distributors MCSB paper inserted into the packaging delivery vehicle $3,000 of cannabis goods Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing property for the commercial cannabis activity finished product evidence of rehabilitation Operating Procedures amount of sodium Form # CDPH-9041 inhalable cannabis 2025 fines opaque exit package 2025 issues disposal and destruction methods evidence of the legal right to occupy the premises Moisture Content Testing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) stickers Proposition 65 convicted of a substantially related crime Cultivation less than 10,000 cannabis market testing of cannabis goods concentrate Type S share facility space minimum standards for extraction processes no infusion of nicotine Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS final form child-resistant outer package A-licensees CO2 and ethanol extractions distributors destruction of cannabis goods laboratory quality assurance manufacturing practices three cannabis licensing authorities unique ID/batch number Licensees 2025 laws product guidelines ingredient list Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Cannabis Act of 2016 Butane/Hexane/Propane 100 mg of THC per package surety bond Individual Owner access to the area(s) Distributor transport activity for a period of 120 days an officer or director of a cannabis business 2025 problems Seller’s permit number Arranging for laboratory testing The California Department of Public Health's transportation requiring refrigeration local jurisdiction’s requirements period of 120 days extraction identity of the product manned motor vehicle onsite consumption of cannabis goods Non-Storefront Retailer (Type 9) Identifying information LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS three state cannabis-licensing authorities state cannabis licensing hydrocarbon-based solvents commercial cannabis manufacturers cannabis sales and/or consumption California Public Records Act secondary package Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) Conducting quality assurance review of cannabis goods scaled to the gross annual revenue of the licensed premises cannabis waste at least 99% purity local jurisdiction licensing cannabis distributors Business Information temporary license sanitary and hazard-free environment procedures for inventory control workshops hosted by the Bureau of Cannabis Control CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation onsite sale and consumption of cannabis goods Incorporating THC/CBD concentrates annual license application structure and formation documents California Department of Public Health (CDPH) disposal public health and safety commercial kitchens cultivation (on an area less than 10,000 square feet) waste management laws loop system Local Authorization Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles cannabis adult-use products 2025 proposed changes limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving infusion adult-use commercial cannabis activity supply chains for medicinal and adult-use cannabis products highly-concentrated oils or waxes definition of owner motor carrier permit supply chain pre-made or purchased informational panel Temporary Cannabis Event labeling Retailer (Type 10) secondary packaging commercial cannabis activity transporting cannabis goods transport cannabis goods to retailer Premises Information member manager limited to a maximum of 1,000 mg per package manufacturing activities M-licensees Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control edibles packaging opaque packaging and labeling requirements for pre-rolls medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activity Local Jurisdictions regulatory framework Licensee Information 2025 resolutions Foreign Material Testing small product packaging Water/Food-grade Dry Ice tinctures good manufacturing practices online licensing system public Licensee Lookup Tool Labor peace agreement required limits sanitary workplaces shipping manifest commercial cannabis manufacturing testing laboratories Criminal History periods of 90 days extensions Financial Interest conditional license aggregate interest of 20% or more Fingerprints secured area must enter certain events 600 foot radius of a school Microbusiness amount of THC/CBD per serving and per package Manufactured Cannabis Licensing System (MCLS) consumption of alcohol or tobacco track and trace system Distributor Transport Only Completed Temporary License Application Form Premises Diagram The Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 Industrial Hemp Advisory Board Owner Application Checklist regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California at least 20% ownership interest remove THC/CBD quality control 2025 regulations emergency regulations Premises diagram Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch cannabis plants tobacco products California Department of Public Health volatile solvent medicinal and adult use cannabis goods transported together recordkeeping licensed premises shared-use manufacturing facilities operating premises Cannabinoids Testing labels not be attractive A-license and an M-license edible products dried flower financial interest holder compliance with local jurisdiction A-license Transport vehicles alarm system MANUFACTURED CANNABIS SAFETY BRANCH microbusinesses Terpenoids Testing security and cannabis waste disposal persons 21 years of age or older the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) extracts equity interest in a commercial cannabis business disclosure of all criminal convictions local jurisdiction authorization persons with a financial interest in the cannabis business health impacts of cannabis Retailer (nonstorefront) inventory transportation of cannabis goods certified by a California-licensed engineer transportation and security Bond and Insurance Information Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) licensing scheme 2025 important information license review process licensed cannabis cultivators Business Organizational Track and Trace commercial cannabis manufacturing in California Manufacturing (non-volatile) premises diagram licensing cannabis microbusinesses Temporary License Application nonlaboratory quality control Percentage of ownership highly-concentrated THC/CBD such as oil, wax and resin Food-grade Butter/Oil 600-foot radius of a school cultivation sampling standards manufacturers who package for other producers Live Scans for each owner manufacturing licensing and regulating commercial cannabis manufacturers ownership premises is not within a Government potentially-hazardous foods Transition Period tamper-evident shares of stock that are less than 5% of the total shares in a publicly traded company Category I Residual Pesticides Testing Edibles– Products list of artificial food colorings hang tag or a peel-back label testing methods packaging licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL meat and seafood, and other products manufacture cannabis products 2025 compliance managing member sales of cannabis goods vape cartridges purchasing cannabis products on tribal lands product formulation licensed cannabis manufacturers Homogeneity Testing of Edible Cannabis Products conducting quality assurance review Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division comply with all packaging and labeling requirements licensed physical location (premises) no infusion of alcohol 2025 recent news CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL separate applications Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act commercial cannabis manufacturing activity payable to the state of California 2025 new laws Bond in the amount of $5,000 protocol valid waiver commercial cannabis products amount of THC content investment into a commercial cannabis business Temporary event up to 4 days some nutritional facts 120 days operating procedures CDPH-9041 A-license and an M-license for the same commercial cannabis activity Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) chain of custody product as a candy prohibited retailers M-license inventory and quality control alcoholic beverages security local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations exception for testing laboratories Category I Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing written procedures for inventory control primary panel requirements Mechanical designated structure Vehicle Requirements Extractions using CO2 health claims cannabis event organizer license Financial information medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing The Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises Proposed Section 40133 Heavy Metals Testing Local Authorization Attachment testing lab waste disposal packaging and labeling requirements no added caffeine CDTFA seller’s permit topicals Category II Residual Pesticides Testing THC levels basic nutritional information Licensee Lookup Tool manufacturer's name Personnel Requirements Microbial Impurities Testing (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, A. terreus) supplemental label exit packaging immature live plants and seeds being transported from a licensed nursery diagram of the business’s layout allergen information Local Issuing Authority cannabis cultivation licensing Temporary License Application Information Physical address Mycotoxins Testing cannabis products in container or wrapper for sale storage of cannabis goods Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch 2025 updates sugar Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) cannabis industries packaging and labeling MCSB’s temporary license application 2025 revisions CDPH-issued universal symbol medicinal and adult-use markets government warning statement label re-sealable regulations for medicinal and adult-use cannabis shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit carbohydrates and fat per serving manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) contaminants manufacturing cannabis products child-resistant packaging entry into the legal, regulated market medicinal and adult-use or both markets 2,000 mg of THC per package for the medicinal-use market cannabis cartoons medicinal commercial cannabis activity capsules mandated warning statements compliance with regulations loan provided to a commercial cannabis business contaminant free Ethanol cannabis training and more.

In addition, Contact surface Serving Canopy Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 Quarantine Quality control personnel Specialty Indoor Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Type 10 (Retailer) Proposition 65 warning statement Manufacture Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 infused butters and oils as concentrates Cultivation Allergen cross-contact Bureau Nonvolatile solvent Labeling Small Indoor Licensee Theoretical yield MCSB 90-day extension periods Processing Extraction Pre-roll Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package Quality control operation Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 Indoor cultivation Small Outdoor Department Distribution Outdoor cultivation Actual yield Track and trace system Topical cannabis product Verification UID Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) Type N – for infusions Watts per square foot Type 12 (Microbusiness) Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents Type 11 (Distributor) gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA Wet weight Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 Premises Process Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) Applicant adulteration Unique identifier Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 Mixed-light Tier 2 Type P – for packaging and labeling only Monitor Immature plant Component Specialty Cottage Indoor Edible cannabis product Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) infused pre-rolls THC Hazard Environmental pathogen Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) Quality Pathogen Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) Allergen Primary panel Microorganisms Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) Mixed-light cultivation Specialty Outdoor In-process material Qualified individual Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) Adult-use Market Adequate Volatile solvent cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints Adulterated Flowering Holding Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) Batch Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) track and trace system CBD from industrial hemp Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) alternate use of a manufacturing premises Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 Harvest Batch Universal symbol Commercial cannabis activity Pest Type 6 – for extraction using a mechanical method or non-volatile solvent (ex: CO2, ethanol, water, or food-grade dry ice, cooking oils or butter) Finished product Dried flower Nonmanufactured cannabis product Cannabis product Specialty Cottage Outdoor list of cannabis manufacturers Nursery Processing aid Informational panel package flower or pre-rolls Personnel Sanitize DPH-17-010E Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 Preventive controls Track-and-trace systems Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) Mature plant Lot Net weight Infusion Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock cannabis concentrates Medium Outdoor Processor Manufacturer licensee Type P Packaging & Labeling Only products similar to traditional food products prohibited Mixed-light Tier 1 M-license Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) Package Request for Live Scan Ingredient Cultivation site Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) Product Identity Medium Indoor CBD Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) Kief Raw material Validation Limited-access area Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) and more.


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