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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


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OF CANNABIS CONTROL persons with a financial interest in the cannabis business quality control emergency regulations temporary license Local Authorization Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch 2024 regulations purchasing cannabis products on tribal lands manufacturing activities Physical address concentrate Business Information M-licensees Licensee Lookup Tool Cannabis Manufacturing Extractions using CO2 2024 compliance local jurisdiction Local Authorization Attachment Ethanol extracts Completed Temporary License Application Form 2024 important information government warning statement label Edibles– Products Temporary License Application Information activity for a period of 120 days shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit topicals licensed cannabis manufacturers 2024 new laws local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations chain of custody ownership premises is not within a Government operating premises licensing scheme cannabis waste medicinal and 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secondary package Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS MANUFACTURED CANNABIS SAFETY BRANCH transportation compliance with local jurisdiction CDTFA seller’s permit ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation A-license manufacturing property for the commercial cannabis activity equity interest in a commercial cannabis business 2024 problems Conducting quality assurance review of cannabis goods dried flower limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving Track and Trace contaminants 2,000 mg of THC per package for the medicinal-use market Proposed Section 40133 sanitary and hazard-free environment Industrial Hemp Advisory Board minimum standards for extraction processes Premises Information Retailer (nonstorefront) supply chain capsules surety bond local jurisdiction authorization licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises track and trace system security and cannabis waste disposal informational 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In addition, Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 Licensee Microorganisms Department infused pre-rolls Distribution Quality Processing Bureau Outdoor cultivation Request for Live Scan Specialty Cottage Outdoor Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) Type 11 (Distributor) Component Kief Mixed-light Tier 2 Verification Pre-roll Premises Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 Package gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA Pest Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) Immature plant Cannabis product Cultivation site Personnel Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) Medium Outdoor Adequate Extraction package flower or pre-rolls Batch Commercial cannabis activity CBD MCSB 90-day extension periods Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) Watts per square foot Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) Applicant Adulterated Flowering Volatile solvent M-license Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 track and trace system Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) Unique identifier Universal symbol list of cannabis manufacturers Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) Contact surface Track and trace system Sanitize Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) Processing aid Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) Medium Indoor Nonmanufactured cannabis product Type 10 (Retailer) Adult-use Market Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock Environmental pathogen Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 Nursery products similar to traditional food products prohibited CBD from industrial hemp Informational panel Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) Manufacture cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints Canopy Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) Mature plant Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) Monitor Proposition 65 warning statement Ingredient Allergen Serving Track-and-trace systems Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) Quality control operation Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) Harvest Batch Small Indoor Preventive controls Allergen cross-contact Net weight Product Identity Actual yield THC Holding Nonvolatile solvent infused butters and oils as concentrates adulteration Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) Edible cannabis product Labeling UID Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) DPH-17-010E Lot Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package Mixed-light Tier 1 Infusion cannabis concentrates Processor Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Specialty Indoor Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Type P Packaging & Labeling Only Pathogen Specialty Cottage Indoor Hazard Topical cannabis product Limited-access area Quarantine In-process material Specialty Outdoor Primary panel alternate use of a manufacturing premises Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) Small Outdoor Type P – for packaging and labeling only Qualified individual Indoor cultivation Finished product Manufacturer licensee Validation Type 12 (Microbusiness) Wet weight Mixed-light cultivation Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 Process Raw material Theoretical yield Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) Quality control personnel Type N – for infusions Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents 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) Cultivation Dried flower and more.


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