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About Commercial Cannabis Activities and Licenses in California
California Commercial Cannabis Licenses (Medicinal and Adult-use Recreational) include: - Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large)
- Type 12 (Microbusiness)
- Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small)
- Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large)
- Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small)
- Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling)
- Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium)
- Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents
- Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large)
- Type 10 (Retailer)
- Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small)
- Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small)
- Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium)
- Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery)
- Type 8 (Testing Laboratory)
- Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities)
- Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only)
- Type P Packaging & Labeling Only
- Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer)
- Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium)
- Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small)
- Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods
- Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer)
- Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small)
- Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small)
- Type 11 (Distributor)
- and more
California Universal Symbol for Cannabis
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interest in a commercial cannabis business waste disposal destruction of cannabis goods Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) product as a candy prohibited highly-concentrated THC/CBD such as oil, wax and resin opaque exit package product formulation scaled to the gross annual revenue of the licensed premises required limits Local Jurisdictions 600-foot radius of a school Personnel Requirements transporting cannabis goods remove THC/CBD procedures for inventory control licensing cannabis microbusinesses Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 primary panel requirements Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch exit packaging basic nutritional information inhalable cannabis commercial cannabis activity Microbial Impurities Testing (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, A. terreus) Local Authorization Attachment must enter certain events Food-grade Butter/Oil 2024 regulations transportation and security written procedures for inventory 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rehabilitation transportation waste management laws pre-made or purchased manufacturing activities compliance with regulations nonlaboratory quality control Financial information sampling standards Terpenoids Testing aggregate interest of 20% or more financial interest holder Retailer (nonstorefront) ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation Heavy Metals Testing Category I Residual Pesticides Testing Conducting quality assurance review of cannabis goods edible products certified by a California-licensed engineer at least 20% ownership interest Identifying information testing of cannabis goods Manufactured Cannabis Licensing System (MCLS) online licensing system retailers commercial cannabis manufacturers licensing scheme 2024 recent news no added caffeine Distributor transport no infusion of alcohol health impacts of cannabis onsite consumption of cannabis goods sanitary and hazard-free environment medicinal and adult-use or both markets Cultivation less than 10,000 informational panel contaminant free amount of THC content Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division loan provided to a commercial cannabis business vape cartridges cannabis industries hydrocarbon-based solvents Manufacturing (non-volatile) Business Information shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit manufacturers who package for other producers health claims Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 Labor peace agreement three state cannabis-licensing authorities managing member Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act Percentage of ownership alcoholic beverages 120 days small product packaging manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) Completed Temporary License Application Form Licensee Information regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California manufacturing practices temporary license licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises 2024 issues period of 120 days Track and Trace Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control manufacturing ownership premises is not within a Government LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS adult-use commercial cannabis activity Criminal History local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations licensed physical location (premises) packaging and labeling licensing cannabis retailers manufacturing cannabis products Temporary License Application Microbusiness conditional license regulations for medicinal and adult-use cannabis investment into a commercial cannabis business microbusinesses premises diagram member manager Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing Industrial Hemp Advisory Board access to the area(s) quality control minimum standards for extraction processes BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL licensed premises Owner persons 21 years of age or older CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL regulatory framework 2024 revisions California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Premises Diagram tobacco products meat and seafood, and other products emergency regulations cannabis products in container or wrapper for sale 2024 proposed changes Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) M-licensees supply chain tamper-evident commercial cannabis manufacturing comply with all packaging and labeling requirements evidence of the legal right to occupy the premises Water/Food-grade Dry Ice 2024 resolutions delivery vehicle $3,000 of cannabis goods separate applications A-license and an M-license extraction license review process no infusion of nicotine hang tag or a peel-back label cultivation Premises Information compliance with local jurisdiction 2024 compliance loop system Operating Procedures A-license and an M-license for the same commercial cannabis activity volatile solvent security Bond in the amount of $5,000 California Public Records Act cannabis plants allergen information surety bond supplemental label Bond and Insurance Information commercial cannabis manufacturing activity some nutritional facts Retailer (Type 10) licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) packaging and labeling requirements for pre-rolls valid waiver cannabis market Homogeneity Testing of Edible Cannabis Products Mechanical MCSB stickers cannabis adult-use products local jurisdiction property for the commercial cannabis activity storage of cannabis goods child-resistant packaging 100 mg of THC per package dried flower Application Checklist product guidelines 600 foot radius of a school operating procedures contaminants MCSB’s temporary license application activity for a period of 120 days secured area commercial kitchens The Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) list of artificial food colorings protocol unique ID/batch number disclosure of all criminal convictions Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles testing methods workshops hosted by the Bureau of Cannabis Control Licensee Lookup Tool CalCannabis Cultivation 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In addition, DPH-17-010E Medium Indoor cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) Edible cannabis product Pre-roll adulteration Finished product Validation Dried flower Processor track and trace system Distribution Type N – for infusions Wet weight Pest Component Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 Lot Nursery Serving Proposition 65 warning statement Qualified individual Microorganisms Indoor cultivation list of cannabis manufacturers Batch Small Outdoor Primary panel Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) UID alternate use of a manufacturing premises Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) Informational panel Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) Small Indoor Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 Flowering Mixed-light Tier 2 Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) Premises Verification Pathogen Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) Type P – for packaging and labeling only Topical cannabis product Holding Personnel Nonvolatile solvent Mixed-light cultivation Monitor Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) Quality control personnel package flower or pre-rolls Process Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 Unique identifier Cultivation Allergen Nonmanufactured cannabis product In-process material Labeling Specialty Outdoor cannabis concentrates Processing aid Extraction Type 12 (Microbusiness) Licensee Type 11 (Distributor) Universal symbol Quality control operation Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) Applicant Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) Product Identity Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) Contact surface Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) Sanitize Limited-access area Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) THC Allergen cross-contact Canopy Specialty Indoor Outdoor cultivation Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Kief Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA infused butters and oils as concentrates Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 Specialty Cottage Outdoor Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock Manufacturer licensee Infusion Preventive controls Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package Hazard Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Volatile solvent Department Cannabis product Package 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) Specialty Cottage Indoor Environmental pathogen Raw material Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) CBD Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) Adequate Immature plant Mixed-light Tier 1 Medium Outdoor Processing Mature plant Track-and-trace systems Cultivation site Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) Request for Live Scan Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 Track and trace system Theoretical yield Type P Packaging & Labeling Only Bureau Harvest Batch Ingredient Quality Commercial cannabis activity MCSB 90-day extension periods Adult-use Market products similar to traditional food products prohibited Net weight Watts per square foot M-license Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents Actual yield CBD from industrial hemp Type 10 (Retailer) Manufacture Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) infused pre-rolls Adulterated Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 Quarantine and more.
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