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

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


Last updated on April 17, 2024



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