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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 Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) opaque exit package 2024 recent news Business Organizational Personnel Requirements M-license tobacco products medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing Physical address scaled to the gross annual revenue of the licensed premises Edibles– Products Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) Vehicle Requirements Food-grade Butter/Oil Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) Microbial Impurities Testing (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, A. terreus) Licensees 120 days nonlaboratory quality control laboratory quality assurance commercial cannabis manufacturing certified by a California-licensed engineer cannabis cartoons licensed cannabis cultivators Operating Procedures licensing and regulating commercial cannabis manufacturers local jurisdiction aggregate interest of 20% or more 2,000 mg of THC per package for the medicinal-use market Extractions using CO2 shares of stock that are less than 5% of the total shares in a publicly traded company medicinal and adult-use or both markets Cultivation less than 10,000 Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Cannabis Act of 2016 topicals 2024 problems Local Authorization Attachment 600 foot radius of a school evidence of the legal right to occupy the premises Bond in the amount of $5,000 Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch regulations for medicinal and adult-use cannabis Moisture Content Testing CDTFA seller’s permit stickers 2024 proposed changes 2024 regulations ingredient list at least 20% ownership interest quality control 2024 updates cannabis event organizer license exit packaging local jurisdiction authorization access to the area(s) licensed premises public Licensee Lookup Tool CDPH-9041 The Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) 2024 laws Premises Information shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit infusion Licensee Lookup Tool Temporary event up to 4 days medicinal commercial cannabis activity premises diagram member manager state cannabis licensing testing lab investment into a commercial cannabis business supply chains for medicinal and adult-use cannabis products packaging and labeling commercial cannabis manufacturing activity identity of the product evidence of rehabilitation cannabis training product guidelines security and cannabis waste disposal onsite sale and consumption of cannabis goods purchasing cannabis products on tribal lands procedures for inventory control medicinal and adult use cannabis goods transported together cannabis plants onsite consumption of cannabis goods transportation California Department of Public Health license review process licensing cannabis retailers 2024 new laws allergen information pre-made or purchased Temporary License Application Type S share facility space Application Checklist health claims microbusinesses Terpenoids Testing licensing cannabis distributors separate applications good manufacturing practices Manufactured Cannabis Licensing System (MCLS) mandated warning statements Fingerprints distributors Local Authorization transportation of cannabis goods supply chain Category I Residual Pesticides Testing 100 mg of THC per package Butane/Hexane/Propane manufacturing cannabis products commercial cannabis products delivery vehicle $3,000 of cannabis goods tamper-evident Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) cultivation labeling Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch remove THC/CBD dried flower Premises diagram highly-concentrated oils or waxes product as a candy prohibited manufacturer's name protocol manned motor vehicle volatile solvent manufacturing activities limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving some nutritional facts packaging Distributor transport paper inserted into the packaging Industrial Hemp Advisory Board testing methods Premises Diagram inventory and quality control waste management laws operating premises amount of sodium Distributor Transport Only persons 21 years of age or older secured area consumption of alcohol or tobacco ownership premises is not within a Government inhalable cannabis Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing amount of THC/CBD per serving and per package track and trace system payable to the state of California Seller’s permit number CDPH-issued universal symbol Local Jurisdictions Microbusiness 2024 revisions entry into the legal, regulated market licensing cannabis microbusinesses 2024 resolutions Heavy Metals Testing sampling standards secondary packaging sanitary workplaces manufacturing Homogeneity Testing of Edible Cannabis Products Mechanical The California Department of Public Health's disposal contaminant free storage of cannabis goods waste disposal primary panel requirements informational panel cannabis market written procedures for inventory control Business Information final form disposal and destruction methods Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control minimum standards for extraction processes CO2 and ethanol extractions an officer or director of a cannabis business Proposition 65 600-foot radius of a school motor carrier permit Water/Food-grade Dry Ice BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL 2024 important information required limits manufacture cannabis products A-license and an M-license for the same commercial cannabis activity valid waiver commercial cannabis manufacturers conducting quality assurance review LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS capsules amount of THC content workshops hosted by the Bureau of Cannabis Control definition of owner medicinal and adult-use markets Mycotoxins Testing annual license application transportation and security temporary license testing laboratories exception for testing laboratories diagram of the business’s layout Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act extracts Category I Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing The Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) Carbon Dioxide (CO2) MCSB’s temporary license application MCSB ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS list of artificial food colorings Cannabinoids Testing Owner Completed Temporary License Application Form finished product basic nutritional information property for the commercial cannabis activity Bond and Insurance Information Retailer (nonstorefront) activity for a period of 120 days Temporary Cannabis Event no added caffeine shared-use manufacturing facilities transporting cannabis goods Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 three state cannabis-licensing authorities secondary package Cannabis Manufacturing local jurisdiction’s requirements Criminal History manufacturers who package for other producers conditional license hang tag or a peel-back label Local Issuing Authority sanitary and hazard-free environment online licensing system packaging and labeling requirements structure and formation documents edibles packaging opaque Non-Storefront Retailer (Type 9) loop system contaminants Proposed Section 40133 Identifying information disclosure of all criminal convictions carbohydrates and fat per serving Financial information licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories inventory must enter certain events loan provided to a commercial cannabis business California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Foreign Material Testing licensed cannabis manufacturers licensing scheme Form # CDPH-9041 Licensee Information compliance with regulations highly-concentrated THC/CBD such as oil, wax and resin hydrocarbon-based solvents designated structure 2024 compliance regulatory framework child-resistant packaging testing of cannabis goods Transport vehicles alarm system labels not be attractive re-sealable equity interest in a commercial cannabis business Category II Residual Pesticides Testing transport cannabis goods to retailer comply with all packaging and labeling requirements requiring refrigeration alcoholic beverages periods of 90 days extensions Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) Temporary License Application Information commercial cannabis activity extraction sales of cannabis goods M-licensees shipping manifest CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL Incorporating THC/CBD concentrates public health and safety licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises Live Scans for each owner Arranging for laboratory testing vape cartridges financial interest holder Transition Period manufacturing practices security cannabis sales and/or consumption licensed physical location (premises) Percentage of ownership regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California no infusion of alcohol Retailer (Type 10) packaging and labeling requirements for pre-rolls cultivation (on an area less than 10,000 square feet) compliance with local jurisdiction MANUFACTURED CANNABIS SAFETY BRANCH Ethanol Track and Trace Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles cannabis waste immature live plants and seeds being transported from a licensed nursery ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing limited to a maximum of 1,000 mg per package A-license Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 commercial cannabis manufacturing in California Manufacturing (non-volatile) at least 99% purity A-licensees government warning statement label concentrate edible products product formulation California Public Records Act health impacts of cannabis managing member no infusion of nicotine child-resistant outer package cannabis cultivation licensing medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activity 2024 fines licensed cannabis distributors Financial Interest Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division 2024 issues supplemental label meat and seafood, and other products tinctures cannabis industries local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations Conducting quality assurance review of cannabis goods small product packaging persons with a financial interest in the cannabis business Labor peace agreement operating procedures sugar A-license and an M-license THC levels chain of custody Individual Owner period of 120 days recordkeeping three cannabis licensing authorities cannabis adult-use products potentially-hazardous foods commercial kitchens surety bond destruction of cannabis goods retailers cannabis products in container or wrapper for sale convicted of a substantially related crime unique ID/batch number the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) emergency regulations adult-use commercial cannabis activity and more.

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


Last updated on October 19, 2024



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