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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 product as a candy prohibited destruction of cannabis goods transportation state cannabis licensing sampling standards packaging and labeling requirements for pre-rolls health impacts of cannabis CO2 and ethanol extractions concentrate potentially-hazardous foods Local Authorization Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act Business Information amount of THC/CBD per serving and per package sales of cannabis goods waste disposal testing laboratories tamper-evident disclosure of all criminal convictions commercial cannabis products Completed Temporary License Application Form government warning statement label secondary packaging Manufacturing (non-volatile) volatile solvent annual license application local jurisdiction Extractions using CO2 Microbial Impurities Testing (Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp.) 2025 resolutions commercial cannabis manufacturing activity cannabis waste Manufactured Cannabis Licensing System (MCLS) pre-made or purchased Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing activity for a period of 120 days emergency regulations scaled to the gross annual revenue of the licensed premises track and trace system Type S share facility space licensing cannabis microbusinesses Premises Diagram stickers Owner Food-grade Butter/Oil packaging 120 days licensed cannabis cultivators quality control good manufacturing practices local jurisdiction’s requirements amount of sodium A-license and an M-license for the same commercial cannabis activity Personnel Requirements Moisture Content Testing tobacco products retailers Temporary event up to 4 days waste management laws secondary package manufacturing cannabis products Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) manufacturing (Level 1 manufacturing, Type 6) Conducting quality assurance review of cannabis goods MCSB certified by a California-licensed engineer Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing division hydrocarbon-based solvents secured area consumption of alcohol or tobacco required limits Distributor transport 2025 compliance MANUFACTURED CANNABIS SAFETY BRANCH 600-foot radius of a school conditional license Individual Owner supplemental label re-sealable compliance with regulations inhalable cannabis transportation of cannabis goods transport cannabis goods to retailer CDPH-9041 Application Checklist evidence of rehabilitation some nutritional facts opaque exit package equity interest in a commercial cannabis business access to the area(s) supply chain licensed premises A-licensees written procedures for inventory control temporary license Category II Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing contaminant free security and cannabis waste disposal Criminal History ingredient list product formulation member manager Licensee Lookup Tool ANTICIPATED ANNUAL (NONTEMPORARY) LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS limited to a maximum of 1,000 mg per package delivery vehicle $3,000 of cannabis goods Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch MCSB’s temporary license application procedures for inventory control 100 mg of THC per package Premises diagram extracts persons with a financial interest in the cannabis business Water/Food-grade Dry Ice Homogeneity Testing of Edible Cannabis Products shipping manifest Local Jurisdictions 2025 revisions Proposed Section 40133 diagram of the business’s layout Percentage of ownership Bond in the amount of $5,000 inventory and quality control LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS manufacturing activities 2025 problems licensing cannabis third-party testing laboratories manufacturers who package for other producers no infusion of nicotine recordkeeping licensing scheme managing member small product packaging cannabis sales and/or consumption 2,000 mg of THC per package for the medicinal-use market labels not be attractive Financial Interest Arranging for laboratory testing Distributor Transport Only vape cartridges meat and seafood, and other products finished product cannabis cultivation licensing license review process online licensing system health claims chain of custody California Public Records Act identity of the product 600 foot radius of a school Local Authorization Attachment Foreign Material Testing medicinal and adult use cannabis goods transported together basic nutritional information Form # CDPH-9041 cannabis industries extraction no added caffeine designated structure Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 Operating Procedures informational panel licenses for both medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing at the same premises Fingerprints Physical address commercial cannabis manufacturers sugar Cannabinoids Testing Temporary License Application California Department of Public Health Proposition 65 licensed cannabis manufacturers Business and Professions Code section 26050.1 infusion shares of stock that are less than 5% of the total shares in a publicly traded company aggregate interest of 20% or more medicinal and adult-use or both markets Premises Information commercial cannabis manufacturing in California onsite consumption of cannabis goods shaped like a human, animal, insect, or fruit M-licensees manufacture cannabis products protocol periods of 90 days extensions CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL comply with all packaging and labeling requirements operating premises period of 120 days Microbial Impurities Testing (A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, A. terreus) entry into the legal, regulated market supply chains for medicinal and adult-use cannabis products commercial cannabis activity allergen information commercial kitchens definition of owner medicinal and adult-use commercial cannabis activity loop system Temporary License Application Information licensed cannabis distributors evidence of the legal right to occupy the premises testing lab inventory payable to the state of California ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation Category II Residual Pesticides Testing the commercial medicinal and adult-use (recreational) Carbon Dioxide (CO2) commercial cannabis manufacturing financial interest holder 2025 proposed changes separate applications topicals manufacturing persons 21 years of age or older property for the commercial cannabis activity disposal and destruction methods Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Cannabis Control microbusinesses security BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Cannabis Act of 2016 Labor peace agreement licensing cannabis distributors storage of cannabis goods tinctures testing of cannabis goods medicinal commercial cannabis activity testing methods Seller’s permit number final form 2025 important information sanitary workplaces Cultivation less than 10,000 nonlaboratory quality control licensed physical location (premises) contaminants Transport vehicles alarm system regulations for medical and adult-use cannabis in California 2025 laws requiring refrigeration Temporary Cannabis Event must enter certain events Vehicle Requirements public health and safety Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch The California Department of Public Health's Mechanical surety bond minimum standards for extraction processes primary panel requirements premises diagram 2025 recent news highly-concentrated oils or waxes Incorporating THC/CBD concentrates conducting quality assurance review regulatory framework cannabis products in container or wrapper for sale 2025 issues CDTFA seller’s permit manufacturer's name unique ID/batch number Retailer (Type 10) cultivation (on an area less than 10,000 square feet) Heavy Metals Testing cannabis training Bond and Insurance Information Ethanol Terpenoids Testing adult-use commercial cannabis activity CDPH-issued universal symbol public Licensee Lookup Tool immature live plants and seeds being transported from a licensed nursery packaging and labeling requirements Identifying information hang tag or a peel-back label Edibles– Products an officer or director of a cannabis business valid waiver Financial information M-license Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) Microbusiness Local Issuing Authority highly-concentrated THC/CBD such as oil, wax and resin manned motor vehicle The Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) Cannabis Manufacturing 2025 regulations Licensees mandated warning statements 2025 new laws local jurisdiction authorization cannabis adult-use products limited to a maximum of 10 mg of THC per serving loan provided to a commercial cannabis business The Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) medicinal and adult-use cannabis manufacturing purchasing cannabis products on tribal lands at least 99% purity ownership premises is not within a Government cannabis cartoons Live Scans for each owner product guidelines structure and formation documents convicted of a substantially related crime disposal Water Activity Testing of Solid or Semi-Solid Edibles Category I Residual Solvents and Processing Chemicals Testing paper inserted into the packaging packaging and labeling cannabis market at least 20% ownership interest Licensee Information amount of THC content investment into a commercial cannabis business shared-use manufacturing facilities dried flower Category I Residual Pesticides Testing medicinal and adult-use markets 2025 fines local jurisdiction’s ordinances and regulations 2025 updates distributors compliance with local jurisdiction laboratory quality assurance no infusion of alcohol A-license and an M-license transporting cannabis goods exit packaging motor carrier permit California Department of Public Health (CDPH) list of artificial food colorings child-resistant outer package transportation and security three cannabis licensing authorities Non-Storefront Retailer (Type 9) exception for testing laboratories cultivation A-license Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) Mycotoxins Testing three state cannabis-licensing authorities Transition Period THC levels Industrial Hemp Advisory Board sanitary and hazard-free environment Business Organizational edibles packaging opaque labeling manufacturing practices carbohydrates and fat per serving edible products regulations for medicinal and adult-use cannabis remove THC/CBD child-resistant packaging cannabis event organizer license alcoholic beverages licensing and regulating commercial cannabis manufacturers cannabis plants onsite sale and consumption of cannabis goods operating procedures licensing cannabis retailers workshops hosted by the Bureau of Cannabis Control capsules Track and Trace Retailer (nonstorefront) Butane/Hexane/Propane and more.

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


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