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

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


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