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

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


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