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

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


Last updated on September 15, 2024



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