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

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


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