Since 2001*
About Commercial Cannabis Activities and Licenses in California
California Commercial Cannabis Licenses (Medicinal and Adult-use Recreational) include: - Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium)
- Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents
- Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only)
- Type 12 (Microbusiness)
- Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small)
- Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large)
- Type 11 (Distributor)
- Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small)
- Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small)
- Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large)
- Type 8 (Testing Laboratory)
- Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer)
- Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large)
- Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small)
- Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small)
- Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium)
- Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small)
- Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small)
- Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods
- Type P Packaging & Labeling Only
- Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer)
- Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling)
- Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery)
- Type 10 (Retailer)
- Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities)
- Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium)
- and more
California Universal Symbol for Cannabis
This site focuses or refers to information and services regarding sugar supply chain must enter certain events Non-Storefront Retailer (Type 9) opaque exit package finished product licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises premises diagram licensed physical location (premises) shared-use manufacturing facilities Vehicle Requirements transportation Category II Residual Pesticides Testing dried flower motor carrier permit government warning statement label stickers 2025 important information 2025 fines transportation of cannabis goods shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Financial Interest definition of owner procedures for inventory control laboratory quality assurance protocol THC levels distributors Cannabis Manufacturing pre-made or purchased Local Issuing Authority Temporary License Application manufacturing activities at least 20% ownership interest child-resistant outer package Premises diagram cannabis training commercial cannabis activity 2025 updates persons 21 years of age or older manufacturing practices Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) separate applications LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving Seller’s permit number licensing scheme diagram of the business’s layout Bond and Insurance Information licensed cannabis manufacturers manufacture cannabis products CO2 and ethanol extractions the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) period of 120 days cannabis sales and/or consumption Physical address hydrocarbon-based solvents scaled to the gross annual revenue of the licensed premises infusion temporary license licensed premises annual license application manufacturing mandated warning statements purchasing cannabis products on tribal lands MCSB testing of cannabis goods Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) inventory testing lab product formulation Arranging for laboratory testing exception for testing laboratories manufacturers who package for other producers Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 2025 resolutions Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch The Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) 2025 laws required limits no added caffeine payable to the state of California quality control capsules Heavy Metals Testing cannabis products in container or wrapper for sale Cultivation less than 10,000 evidence of rehabilitation Local Authorization transport cannabis goods to retailer 2,000 mg of THC per package for the medicinal-use market small product packaging Temporary License Application Information Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles packaging extraction medicinal commercial cannabis activity disposal identity of the product health claims topicals manned motor vehicle Proposition 65 investment into a commercial cannabis business medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activity tobacco products Homogeneity Testing of Edible Cannabis Products Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) final form packaging and labeling California Public Records Act Labor peace agreement Temporary Cannabis Event persons with a financial interest in the cannabis business Category I Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing tamper-evident Premises Information workshops hosted by the Bureau of Cannabis Control MANUFACTURED CANNABIS SAFETY BRANCH track and trace system managing member CDPH-issued universal symbol Bond in the amount of $5,000 sales of cannabis goods licensed cannabis distributors manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing Premises Diagram CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL commercial cannabis manufacturers Edibles– Products CDTFA seller’s permit Foreign Material Testing nonlaboratory quality control Completed Temporary License Application Form secondary package Transport vehicles alarm system paper inserted into the packaging recordkeeping California Department of Public Health ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation Track and Trace Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) list of artificial food colorings Moisture Content Testing 2025 proposed changes 2025 new laws 2025 regulations valid waiver delivery vehicle $3,000 of cannabis goods ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS hang tag or a peel-back label Distributor Transport Only manufacturer's name compliance with local jurisdiction conditional license cannabis cartoons Category I Residual Pesticides Testing Local Jurisdictions Business Organizational concentrate contaminants at least 99% purity inventory and quality control property for the commercial cannabis activity structure and formation documents ownership premises is not within a Government Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Cannabis Act of 2016 an officer or director of a cannabis business informational panel transportation and security remove THC/CBD onsite consumption of cannabis goods allergen information 600 foot radius of a school vape cartridges tinctures Mycotoxins Testing Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing cultivation (on an area less than 10,000 square feet) cultivation commercial kitchens manufacturing cannabis products Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) transporting cannabis goods onsite sale and consumption of cannabis goods loop system basic nutritional information access to the area(s) California Department of Public Health (CDPH) online licensing system inhalable cannabis local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations licensed cannabis cultivators Identifying information limited to a maximum of 1,000 mg per package immature live plants and seeds being transported from a licensed nursery Licensee Information licensing cannabis distributors Industrial Hemp Advisory Board Owner M-licensees 2025 problems disposal and destruction methods Type S share facility space child-resistant packaging surety bond Microbial Impurities Testing (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, A. terreus) 600-foot radius of a school potentially-hazardous foods A-license Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control Application Checklist exit packaging Criminal History Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) The Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) Terpenoids Testing extracts regulatory framework written procedures for inventory control compliance with regulations CDPH-9041 operating premises carbohydrates and fat per serving cannabis event organizer license three state cannabis-licensing authorities packaging and labeling requirements Proposed Section 40133 comply with all packaging and labeling requirements Individual Owner Butane/Hexane/Propane Retailer (Type 10) periods of 90 days extensions edibles packaging opaque entry into the legal, regulated market Temporary event up to 4 days certified by a California-licensed engineer local jurisdiction operating procedures cannabis plants convicted of a substantially related crime Live Scans for each owner Conducting quality assurance review of cannabis goods secondary packaging Business Information Percentage of ownership A-licensees cannabis cultivation licensing activity for a period of 120 days secured area security minimum standards for extraction processes licensing and regulating commercial cannabis manufacturers shares of stock that are less than 5% of the total shares in a publicly traded company labeling cannabis adult-use products conducting quality assurance review requiring refrigeration primary panel requirements Distributor transport Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 license review process commercial cannabis manufacturing in California 2025 revisions licensing cannabis retailers unique ID/batch number waste disposal member manager Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act volatile solvent contaminant free licensing cannabis microbusinesses local jurisdiction’s requirements storage of cannabis goods regulations for medicinal and adult-use cannabis Licensee Lookup Tool Mechanical highly-concentrated oils or waxes Microbusiness BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL Incorporating THC/CBD concentrates 100 mg of THC per package supply chains for medicinal and adult-use cannabis products no infusion of alcohol adult-use commercial cannabis activity aggregate interest of 20% or more Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch medicinal and adult-use or both markets Cannabinoids Testing supplemental label loan provided to a commercial cannabis business Manufactured Cannabis Licensing System (MCLS) re-sealable shipping manifest amount of sodium M-license licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories product as a candy prohibited some nutritional facts Retailer (nonstorefront) public health and safety microbusinesses Transition Period good manufacturing practices Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division medicinal and adult use cannabis goods transported together sampling standards Extractions using CO2 Fingerprints 2025 issues local jurisdiction authorization financial interest holder 2025 compliance amount of THC content Personnel Requirements sanitary and hazard-free environment security and cannabis waste disposal Financial information Local Authorization Attachment Operating Procedures meat and seafood, and other products emergency regulations testing methods amount of THC/CBD per serving and per package packaging and labeling requirements for pre-rolls no infusion of nicotine chain of custody edible products cannabis market consumption of alcohol or tobacco three cannabis licensing authorities cannabis industries regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California evidence of the legal right to occupy the premises Licensees CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing labels not be attractive Ethanol MCSB’s temporary license application testing laboratories retailers product guidelines designated structure health impacts of cannabis commercial cannabis products disclosure of all criminal convictions cannabis waste The California Department of Public Health's commercial cannabis manufacturing activity Form # CDPH-9041 medicinal and adult-use markets ingredient list 120 days destruction of cannabis goods A-license and an M-license 2025 recent news alcoholic beverages equity interest in a commercial cannabis business highly-concentrated THC/CBD such as oil, wax and resin sanitary workplaces waste management laws Water/Food-grade Dry Ice A-license and an M-license for the same commercial cannabis activity Food-grade Butter/Oil public Licensee Lookup Tool state cannabis licensing Manufacturing (non-volatile) commercial cannabis manufacturing and more.
In addition, Specialty Outdoor Kief Type 1A (Cultivation; Specialty indoor; Small) THC limit of 10 milligrams per serving and 100 milligrams per package Specialty Indoor package flower or pre-rolls Extraction products similar to traditional food products prohibited Sanitize In-process material Pathogen Adequate Distribution Type 3A (Cultivation; Indoor; Medium) Validation Type 8 (Testing Laboratory) Edible cannabis product M-license UID Lot Batch Volatile solvent Canopy THC Personnel Medium Mixed-Light Tier 1 Mature plant Type 10 (Retailer) Medium Outdoor Net weight Type 1 (Cultivation; Specialty outdoor; Small) Type 5B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Large) adulteration Type 9 (Non-Storefront Retailer) Specialty Cottage Outdoor Allergen cross-contact Premises Nursery Nonmanufactured cannabis product Small Mixed-Light Tier 2 Pest Primary panel MCSB 90-day extension periods Limited-access area Ingredient Type 13 (Distributor Transport Only) Type 7 – for extraction using a volatile solvent (ex: butane, propane and hexane) gross annual revenue for first year in operation under MAUCRSA Wet weight Universal symbol Adult-use Market Theoretical yield Harvest Batch Pre-roll Allergen Mixed-light Tier 1 Holding Topical cannabis product Request for Live Scan Small Indoor Quality control personnel Hazard Type S (coming soon, shared-use manufacturing facilities) Environmental pathogen 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) Department Immature plant Track-and-trace systems Type 1B (Cultivation; Specialty mixed-light; Small) Qualified individual Contact surface Flowering Small Outdoor Type N – for infusions Package Type 7 (Manufacturer 2) Extraction: Volatile Solvents Processing aid Applicant Actual yield Product Identity infused butters and oils as concentrates Microorganisms Small Mixed-Light Tier 1 Type N Infusions (optional packaging and labeling) DPH-17-010E Monitor list of cannabis manufacturers Type 2A (Cultivation; Indoor; Small) Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 2 Bureau Infusion Adulterated Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 2 Serving Informational panel Manufacturer licensee Medium Mixed-Light Tier 2 Processor Specialty Cottage Indoor Specialty Cottage Mixed-Light Tier 1 Type 3 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Medium) Unique identifier Quarantine Finished product Specialty Mixed-Light Tier 1 Process Type 3B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Medium) Mixed-light Tier 2 Outdoor cultivation Proposition 65 warning statement Quality control operation Type P Packaging & Labeling Only Watts per square foot Labeling Preventive controls Cultivation infused pre-rolls Type 2B (Cultivation; Mixed-light; Small) Quality Commercial cannabis activity cakes, cookies, beverages and juices, tea and coffee, chocolates, gummies, gum, and mints Raw material Cultivation site Type 4 (Cultivation; Nursery) Nonvolatile solvent Type 11 (Distributor) Track and trace system Type 14 (Cannabis Event Organizer) CBD from industrial hemp Indoor cultivation Component Manufacture cannabis concentrates alternate use of a manufacturing premises Dried flower Type 5A (Cultivation; Indoor; Large) Type 6 (Manufacturer 1) Extraction: Non-volatile Solvents, Mechanical Methods Type P – for packaging and labeling only track and trace system Commercial-grade, non-residential door lock Processing Verification CBD Type 1C (Cultivation; Specialty cottage; Small) Mixed-light cultivation Cannabis product Licensee Type 5 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Large) Medium Indoor Type 12 (Microbusiness) Type 2 (Cultivation; Outdoor; Small) and more.
Last updated on February 13, 2025
*Note: Year domain name registered
All Rights Reserved